Description
A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg up to 7.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function mov_read_trak of the file libavformat/mov.c of the component MOV Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 43be8d07281caca2e88bfd8ee2333633e1fb1a13. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FFmpeg | 7.0, 7.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ffmpeg | 8.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ffmpeg | 8.0-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2025-0389 ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 17, 2025
References
- VDB-295982 | FFmpeg MOV Parser mov.c mov_read_trak null pointer dereference vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-295982 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #496930 | FFmpeg git master NULL Pointer Dereference third-party-advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11460 issue-tracking
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/attachment/ticket/11460/poc exploit issue-tracking
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/43be8d07281caca2e88bfd8ee2333633e1fb1a13 patch
- https://ffmpeg.org/ product