CVE-2025-65834
Shotcut Buffer Overflow
Description
Meltytech Shotcut 25.10.31 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. A memory access violation occurs when processing MLT project files with manipulated width and height parameters. By setting these values to extremely large numbers, the application attempts to allocate excessive memory during image processing, triggering a buffer overflow in the mlt_image_fill_white function.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 16, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-65834
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update Shotcut to the latest version.
- Avoid opening untrusted project files.
- Sanitize width and height parameters in MLT project files.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-65834.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bytescan.net/CVE/cve-2025-65834.html | |
| https://sourceforge.net/projects/shotcut/files/v25.10.31/shotcut-macos-25.10.31.dmg/download |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-65834 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-65834
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Meltytech Shotcut 25.10.31 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. A memory access violation occurs when processing MLT project files with manipulated width and height parameters. By setting these values to extremely large numbers, the application attempts to allocate excessive memory during image processing, triggering a buffer overflow in the mlt_image_fill_white function. Added Reference https://bytescan.net/CVE/cve-2025-65834.html Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/projects/shotcut/files/v25.10.31/shotcut-macos-25.10.31.dmg/download