CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-125179

LowCVSS 3.3
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory vulnerability in the VQA video decoder (libavcodec/vqavideo.c). A crafted VQA file omitting or truncating the CBF0/CBFZ codebook chunk causes vqa_decode_frame() to render frames from leftover heap bytes visible in decoded output.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can disclose heap memory contents of the process handling the file, potentially leaking sensitive data. Risk applies to systems processing untrusted media files.

Recommendation

Update FFmpeg to a version containing the fix or avoid processing untrusted VQA files until patched.

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Original NVD description (English source)

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory vulnerability in the VQA video decoder in libavcodec/vqavideo.c that allows attackers to disclose heap memory via a crafted VQA file. Attackers can supply a Westwood VQA file omitting or truncating the CBF0/CBFZ codebook chunk, causing vqa_decode_frame() to render frames from leftover heap bytes visible in decoded output.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS