# CVE-2014-125016: FFmpeg utils.c ff\_init\_buffer\_info memory corruption

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-06-18 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- unspecified FFmpeg: 2.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 2.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function ff_init_buffer_info of the file utils.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on unspecified FFmpeg, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e5c7229999
- https://vuldb.com/?id.12365

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