NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [4.2.1,8.0)
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- published20 Feb 2026
- disclosed18 Feb 2026
- creditJiasheng Jiang
Introduced: 18 Feb 2026
NewCVE-2025-10256 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade ffmpeg to version 8.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the config_input() function. An attacker can cause the application to crash by tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted media file with the Firequalizer filter enabled.