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Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125002 is a memory corruption issue in FFmpeg 2.0 affecting DNxHD encoding code. For businesses, the main concern is service disruption in systems that process media using this old FFmpeg version. The public bundle does not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate legacy exposure issue. It is not currently supported by evidence of active exploitation, but media-processing services can be business-critical and often process untrusted content. Prioritize discovery and patch confirmation over emergency response.
Technical view
The vulnerability affects dnxhd_init_rc in libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c in FFmpeg 2.0. It is classified as CWE-119 memory corruption with CVSS 3.1 score 5.3. The vector indicates remote, unauthenticated reachability, no user interaction, and low availability impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy media pipelines, transcoding services, appliances, or applications embedding FFmpeg 2.0 and handling DNxHD or general media processing. The source data names FFmpeg 2.0 only and does not provide CPEs or downstream vendor product lists.
Exploitation context
The CVE source says remote attack is possible, but KEV is false and the bundle contains no cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat exploit maturity as unconfirmed. The practical risk depends on whether vulnerable FFmpeg code is reachable through exposed media processing workflows.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: affected product is FFmpeg 2.0, the impacted function is identified, and a patch reference is provided. No exploit details, affected downstream products, CPEs, or operational mitigations are included in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory FFmpeg versions across servers, containers, appliances, and bundled applications.
- Prioritize replacing or patching FFmpeg 2.0 where found.
- Review the referenced FFmpeg commit and vendor guidance before patch deployment.
- Ask downstream product vendors whether they embed affected FFmpeg code.
- Reduce exposure of untrusted media processing until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Check runtime and packaged FFmpeg versions for 2.0 indicators.
- Confirm whether libavcodec/dnxhdenc.c is present in deployed builds.
- Verify vendor or source patch status against the referenced commit.
- Review media ingestion paths that accept untrusted remote content.
- Document systems where FFmpeg is embedded but version visibility is limited.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f1caaa1c61310beba705957e6366f0392a0b005bCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://vuldb.com/?id.12588CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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