CVE-2025-25469 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A memory leak in FFmpeg's IAMF component allows attackers to cause denial of service through resource exhaustion.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-25469?

CVE-2025-25469 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FFmpeg git-master before commit d5873b was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component libavutil/iamf.c.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25469?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

How do I fix CVE-2025-25469?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-25469 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-25469 exists.

All Ffmpeg Ffmpeg vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cgf4-78xq-c6wj, MINI-p86p-xcgf-5jp9, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25469.

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