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CVE-2025-10256 (GCVE-0-2025-10256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 20:26 – Updated: 2026-02-25 16:55
VLAI
Title
Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in firequalizer filter (libavfilter/af_firequalizer.c)
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in FFmpeg’s Firequalizer filter (libavfilter/af_firequalizer.c) due to a missing check on the return value of av_malloc_array() in the config_input() function. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a victim into processing a crafted media file with the Firequalizer filter enabled, causing the application to dereference a NULL pointer and crash, leading to denial of service.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-25 16:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 3.2 , < 8.0 (semver)
Date Public
2024-08-07 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Jiasheng Jiang for reporting this issue.
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