Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1816FFmpeg IAMF File iamf_parse.c audio_element_obu memory leak
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory leak in FFmpeg. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in FFmpeg up to 6e26f57f672b05e7b8b052007a83aef99dc81ccb. This affects the function audio_element_obu of the file libavformat/iamf_parse.c of the component IAMF File Handler. The manipulation of the argument num_parameters leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 0526535cd58444dd264e810b2f3348b4d96cff3b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0, 8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1816 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0, 8.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1816 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1816 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1816 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-298089 | FFmpeg IAMF File iamf_parse.c audio_element_obu memory leak vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-298089 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #506575 | FFmpeg git master Memory Leak third-party-advisory
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11475 issue-tracking
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/attachment/ticket/11475/poc exploit, issue-tracking
- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/0526535cd58444dd264e810b2f3348b4d96cff3b patch
- https://ffmpeg.org/ product