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FfmpegApplication

CVE-2025-1373

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 7.1 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg up to 7.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function mov_read_trak of the file libavformat/mov.c of the component MOV Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 43be8d07281caca2e88bfd8ee2333633e1fb1a13. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FfmpegApplication
Affected:<= 7.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 7.1
Vendor patch git.ffmpeg.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

FFmpeg 7.1.1 or later stable release

  1. 1. Check current FFmpeg version by running: ffmpeg -version
  2. 2. Identify the next stable release after version 7.1 that includes the fix (FFmpeg 7.1.1 or later)
  3. 3. Download the fixed FFmpeg release from the official FFmpeg download page at https://ffmpeg.org/download.html or from your system's package manager
  4. 4. Install the upgraded FFmpeg version (e.g., using package manager: apt-get install ffmpeg, yum install ffmpeg, or brew install ffmpeg depending on your OS)
  5. 5. Verify the installation by running: ffmpeg -version to confirm the new version is active
  6. 6. Test with any MOV file processing to confirm the vulnerability is fixed and functionality works as expected
Caveat Minimal risk - this is a bug fix release addressing a null pointer dereference; no major API or feature changes expected between 7.1 and 7.1.1

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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