Out-of-Bounds Affecting whisper.cpp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WHISPERCPP-14871872
  • published6 Jan 2026
  • disclosed12 Dec 2025

Introduced: 12 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-14569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable whisper.cpp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream whisper.cpp package and not the whisper.cpp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1