CVE-2025-52290 Null dereference in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service by processing a crafted media file due to a null pointer dereference in FFmpeg.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52290?
CVE-2025-52290 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference in the avpriv_h264_has_num_reorder_frames function of Ffmpeg version N-119856-gbe46370941 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via processing a crafted media file.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52290?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52290, ECHO-c4d0-8952-7bea, GHSA-wv9f-x489-g252, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52290.