Vulnerability · Published Feb 18, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-25467
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity code injection in the x264 package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient tracking and releasing of allocated used memory in libx264 git master allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via creating a crafted AAC file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | x264 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Debian:13 | x264 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Debian:14 | x264 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | x264 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | x264 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | x264 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | x264 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | x264 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25467 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H