CVE-2025-9951 Affecting ffmpeg-7.1 package, versions <7.1.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-FFMPEG71-12878747
  • published18 Sept 2025
  • disclosed9 Sept 2025

Introduced: 9 Sep 2025

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How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard ffmpeg-7.1 to version 7.1.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg-7.1 package and not the ffmpeg-7.1 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer-overflow write exists in jpeg2000dec FFmpeg which allows an attacker to potentially gain remote code execution or cause denial of service via the channel definition cdef atom of JPEG2000.