CVE-2025-8586

low

Published 2025-08-05 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

3.3

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

CVSS v2

1.7

VIR risk

3.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

34%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libav	libav	`{"endIncluding":"12.3"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-404 CWE-476

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.