CVE-2025-14569 (GCVE-0-2025-14569)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-12 18:02 – Updated: 2025-12-12 19:22
VLAI?
Title
ggml-org whisper.cpp common-whisper.cpp read_audio_data use after free
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ggml-org whisper.cpp Affected: 1.8.0
Affected: 1.8.1
Affected: 1.8.2
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Credits
repro Oneafter (VulDB User)
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