FFmpeg AAC Encoder aacenc_tns.c ff_aac_search_for_tns stack-based overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in FFmpeg up to 7.1. This affects the function ff_aac_search_for_tns of the file libavcodec/aacenc_tns.c of the component AAC Encoder. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FFmpeg | 3.4.0; 3.4.1; 3.4.2; 3.4.3; 3.4.4; 3.4.5; 3.4.6; 3.4.7; 3.4.8; 3.4.9; 3.4.10; 3.4.11; 3.4.12; 3.4.13; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 4.2.2; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 4.2.5; 4.2.6; 4.2.7; 4.2.8; 4.2.9; 4.2.10; 4.3.0; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 4.3.4; 4.3.5; 4.3.6; 4.3.7; 4.3.8; 4.4.0; 4.4.1; 4.4.2; 4.4.3; 4.4.4; 4.4.5; 5.1.0; 5.1.1; 5.1.2; 5.1.3; 5.1.4; 5.1.5; 5.1.6; 6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 7.0; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FFmpeg Vendor— Affected 3.4.0; 3.4.1; 3.4.2; 3.4.3; 3.4.4; 3.4.5; 3.4.6; 3.4.7; 3.4.8; 3.4.9; 3.4.10; 3.4.11; 3.4.12; 3.4.13; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 4.2.2; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 4.2.5; 4.2.6; 4.2.7; 4.2.8; 4.2.9; 4.2.10; 4.3.0; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 4.3.4; 4.3.5; 4.3.6; 4.3.7; 4.3.8; 4.4.0; 4.4.1; 4.4.2; 4.4.3; 4.4.4; 4.4.5; 5.1.0; 5.1.1; 5.1.2; 5.1.3; 5.1.4; 5.1.5; 5.1.6; 6.1.0; 6.1.1; 6.1.2; 7.0; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37pp-xmcw-vg4w
References
More Ffmpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19015 FFmpeg git-master before commit d5873b was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component libavutil/iamf.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-21238 FFmpeg 7.0 contains a heap-buffer-overflow at libavfilter/vf_tiltandshift.c:189:5 in copy_column. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-06050 Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in ffmpeg hls parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28420 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-27357 FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2023-27044 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-1594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37pp-xmcw-vg4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-1594 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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