CVE-2025-8586 – “Libav MPEG File Parser Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability”

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-8586 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in libav up to 12.3. This affects the function ff_seek_frame_binary of the file /libavformat/utils.c of the component MPEG File Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The bug was initially reported by the researcher to the wrong project. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CWE CWE-404
    Added Reference https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX1GZUyJVzyDDGLVa8FG58XUt_30kHKT/view?usp=sharing
    Added Reference https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11681
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.318819
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.318819
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621826
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