Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-52290
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the ffmpeg package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52290 |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52290 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-52290 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-52290 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H