CVE-2025-1816

FFmpeg IAMF File iamf_parse.c audio_element_obu memory leak

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2025 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6e26f57f672b05e7b8b052007a83aef99dc81ccb

Remediation

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CVSS

4.3MEDIUMVulDB
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StatusDEFERRED
CWE
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