Bug 2555742 (CVE-2025-52290)

Summary: CVE-2025-52290 ffmpeg: ffmpeg: Denial of Service via crafted media file
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: bbrownin
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A flaw was found in ffmpeg. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted media file to be processed by the application. This issue triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the avpriv_h264_has_num_reorder_frames function, leading to an unexpected application crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Bug Depends On: 2558065, 2558066, 2558067, 2558068, 2558072, 2558073    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-19 17:53:29 UTC
A NULL pointer dereference in the avpriv_h264_has_num_reorder_frames function of Ffmpeg version N-119856-gbe46370941 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via processing a crafted media file.