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CVE-2025-0518

Unchecked Return Value, Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in FFmpeg allows Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable.

Unchecked Return Value, Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in FFmpeg allows Read Sensitive Constants Within an Executable. This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavfilter/af_pan.C . This issue affects FFmpeg: 7.1.

Issue was fixed: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b5b6391d64807578ab872dc58fb8aa621dcfc38a This issue was discovered by: Simcha Kosman.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00122
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-252Unchecked Return Value
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ffmpegall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · 96148269-fe82-4198-b1bf-3a73ce8bc92e
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Jan 2025 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

8
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20710-1
usnUSN-7538-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:1450-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15010-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:1128-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b5b6391d64807578ab872dc58fb8aa621dcfc38aPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00037.html
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