CVSS 4.0
4.8 mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-125236 ffmpeg ffmpeg
Medium (4.8) in ffmpeg ffmpeg. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in alloc_frame() in libavcodec/vvc/refs.c that leaks SPS and PPS references when frame buffer allocation fails. Attackers can supply a crafted VVC (H.266) stream that repeatedly replaces parameter sets, steadily growing memory use and causing denial of service.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
3.3 lowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- EPSS
- 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 2nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-10. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| FFmpeg | through 9.0.2 |
Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 26.10, Pro:16.04:LTS, Pro:18.04:LTS and 4 more | ffmpeg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-125236 |
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References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25088
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/vvc/refs.c#L133
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a13e27336a61a3452e1ab8b4bb132c4174c67498
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-vvc-decoder-memory-leak-via-alloc-frame