ubuntu-cve-2025-10256
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-09-16 00:00
Modified
2026-06-22 22:17
Summary
Details

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in FFmpeg’s Firequalizer filter (libavfilter/af_firequalizer.c) due to a missing check on the return value of av_malloc_array() in the config_input() function. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a victim into processing a crafted media file with the Firequalizer filter enabled, causing the application to dereference a NULL pointer and crash, leading to denial of service.


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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in FFmpeg\u2019s Firequalizer filter (libavfilter/af_firequalizer.c) due to a missing check on the return value of av_malloc_array() in the config_input() function. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a victim into processing a crafted media file with the Firequalizer filter enabled, causing the application to dereference a NULL pointer and crash, leading to denial of service.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10256",
  "modified": "2026-06-22T22:17:57Z",
  "published": "2025-09-16T00:00:00Z",
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-10256"
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10256"
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7830-1"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2025-10256"
  ]
}



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