{"id":64009,"date":"2025-08-12T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-03T03:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:48:02","slug":"cve-2025-27044-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-video-decoding-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27044-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-video-decoding-process\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-27044: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Video Decoding Process<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-27044 is a severe vulnerability that affects systems which execute timestamp video decode commands with large input values. This vulnerability, due to memory corruption, has the potential to compromise the system or lead to data leakage. It is a significant threat to organizations due to the potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72555\">unauthorized access and data<\/a> theft, and the importance of mitigating it cannot be overstated. It is especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43193-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71684\">critical for organizations handling<\/a> sensitive data or operating in sectors where data security is paramount, such as healthcare, finance, or government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-27044<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74168\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2100304931\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>All Video Decoding Systems | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78078\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of the memory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27031-memory-corruption-via-ioctl-commands-processing\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71557\">corruption that occurs when the system executes timestamp video decode<\/a> commands with large input values. An attacker can send a specially crafted video file with large timestamp values, causing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49674-windows-rras-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72334\">overflow in the memory buffer<\/a> allocated for the timestamp. This memory overflow can then allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53499-critical-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72837\">access unauthorized<\/a> data, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1374587420\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit the vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/submit_video HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;video_file&quot;: &quot;attacker_video.mp4&quot;,\n&quot;timestamp&quot;: &quot;999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `attacker_video.mp4` is a specially crafted video file with large timestamp values, and the excessive `timestamp` value triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27042-a-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-video-processing\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74066\">memory corruption vulnerability<\/a>. This is a conceptual example and the actual exploit may vary depending on the specifics of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74753\">vulnerable system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the risk associated with CVE-2025-27044, it is recommended to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as it becomes available. In the interim, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by detecting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76488\">blocking attempts to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>. However, these measures are not a substitute for applying the patch, which provides a definitive fix for the vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-27044 is a severe vulnerability that affects systems which execute timestamp video decode commands with large input values. This vulnerability, due to memory corruption, has the potential to compromise the system or lead to data leakage. It is a significant threat to organizations due to the potential for unauthorized access and data theft, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64009"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70451,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64009\/revisions\/70451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64009"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}