🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2025-7700

MEDIUM 5.3

Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in ffmpeg als decoder (libavcodec/alsdec.c)

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in FFmpeg’s ALS audio decoder, where it does not properly check for memory allocation failures. This can cause the application to crash when processing certain malformed audio files. While it does not lead to data theft or system control, it can be used to disrupt services and cause a denial of service.

CWE CWE-476
Published Nov 7, 2025
Last Updated Nov 7, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7700 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2380420

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Jiasheng Jiang for reporting this issue.