CVE Alert: CVE-2025-8585

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Vulnerability Summary: CVE-2025-8585

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libav up to 12.3. Affected by this issue is the function main of the file /avtools/avconv.c of the component DSS File Demuxer. The manipulation leads to double free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The bug was initially reported by the researcher to the wrong project. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected Endpoints:

No affected endpoints listed.

Published Date:

8/5/2025, 5:15:30 PM

⚠️ CVSS Score:

CVSS v3 Score: 5.3 (Medium)
CVSS v2 Score: 4.3

Exploit Status:

Not Exploited

References:

Recommended Action:

No proposed action available. Please refer to vendor documentation for updates.


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