NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openharmony/multimedia_av_codec package, versions [,5.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENHARMONYMULTIMEDIAAVCODEC-10500762
  • published26 Jun 2025
  • disclosed6 May 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 May 2025

CVE-2025-27241  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openharmony/multimedia_av_codec to version 5.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference through the multimedia_av_codec process. An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1