NULL pointer dereference in Meh.schizofreni Rust-Ffmpeg
CVE-2025-57615
An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) An integer overflow vulnerability in the Vector::new constructor function allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a null pointer dereference. The vulnerability stems from an unchecked cast of a usize parameter to c_int, which can result in a negative value being passed to the underlying C function sws_allocVec().
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Meh.schizofreni Rust-Ffmpeg — versions 0.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/meh/rust-ffmpeg/issues/192 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-57615?
- CVE-2025-57615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Meh.schizofreni Rust-Ffmpeg, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-57615?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-57615 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.