CVE-2025-57616: Use After Free

Published Sep 2, 2025
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Updated

An issue was discovered in rust-ffmpeg 0.3.0 (after comit 5ac0527) A use-after-free vulnerability in the writeinterleaved method allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or memory corruption. The method violates Rust's aliasing rules by modifying a data structure through a mutable pointer while only holding an immutable reference, which can lead to undefined behavior when the data is accessed later.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Rust rust-ffmpeg
Meh.schizofreni Rust-ffmpeg=0.3.0

Event History

Sep 2, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-57616?

CVE-2025-57616 has a high severity level due to its potential for causing denial of service and memory corruption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-57616?

To fix CVE-2025-57616, update rust-ffmpeg to a version that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability.

3

Which versions of rust-ffmpeg are affected by CVE-2025-57616?

CVE-2025-57616 affects rust-ffmpeg version 0.3.0.

4

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2025-57616?

CVE-2025-57616 can be exploited to perform denial of service attacks or lead to memory corruption.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2025-57616?

More information about CVE-2025-57616 can be found in issue discussions on the official rust-ffmpeg GitHub repository.

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