What is CVE-2025-1816?

CVE-2025-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-1816?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-1816 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ffmpeg

CVE-2025-1816

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Ffmpeg — versions 6e26f57f672b05e7b8b052007a83aef99dc81ccb

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, exploit)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1816?: CVE-2025-1816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-1816?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1816 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.