CVSS 4.0
8.5 highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-125262 FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Heap Buffer Overflow via LCEVC Enhancement Decoding
High (8.5) 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 heap buffer overflow vulnerability in libavcodec/lcevcdec.c because LCEVC output picture dimensions are not validated against the allocated frame. Attackers can embed crafted LCEVC enhancement data with differing global configurations in H.264 or HEVC streams to corrupt heap memory in decoding applications.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS
- 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 4th 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: total, assessed 2026-11-13. 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-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Under analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| FFmpeg | from 7.1 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-2026-125262 |
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References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25067
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/lcevcdec.c#L224
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/fd6dfa613a48665dcb8d14186b33dad90aa40ae0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-lcevc-enhancement-decoding