CVE-2025-59728
Description
A flaw was found in FFmpeg. This vulnerability allows an out-of-bounds NUL-byte write one byte past the end of the buffer, leading to potential denial of service or arbitrary code execution, via the processing of a specially crafted MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) manifest.
Statement
The highest threat to Red Hat products is to system availability, as processing a specially crafted MPEG-DASH manifest can lead to a denial of service.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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