CVE-2025-25473
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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3Description
FFmpeg git master before commit c08d30 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the avformat_free_context function in libavutil/mem.c.
Analysis
FFmpeg git master before commit c08d30 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the avformat_free_context function in libavutil/mem.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical Context
This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. FFmpeg git master before commit c08d30 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the avformat_free_context function in libavutil/mem.c.
Affected Products
See vendor advisory for affected versions.
Remediation
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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