An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) Null pointer…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) Null pointer dereference vulnerability in the name() method allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability exists because the method fails to check for a NULL return value from the av_get_sample_fmt_name() C function, which can be triggered by providing an unrecognized sample format.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:meh.schizofreni:rust-ffmpeg:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3.0 | Vulnerable | Meh.schizofreni |
- cpe:2.3:a:meh.schizofreni:rust-ffmpeg:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Meh.schizofreni
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57612
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5mw-v3mq-jrvm
References
More Meh.schizofreni Rust-ffmpeg vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35582 An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) Integer overflow and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35584 An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) A use-after-free… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35583 An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) An integer overflow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35581 An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) A null pointer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35579 An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) Null pointer… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-57612 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57612 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5mw-v3mq-jrvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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