CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-125186

MediumCVSS 4.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the dts2pts bitstream filter that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded per-packet POC node allocation. Attackers can supply a crafted H.264 packet with many slices of alternating picture order counts, forcing h264_queue_frame() to allocate tree nodes per slice and deny service.

Risk Assessment

May lead to CPU exhaustion and denial of service in video processing applications.

Recommendation

Update FFmpeg to a patched version or restrict processing of untrusted H.264 packets through the dts2pts filter.

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Original NVD description (English source)

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the dts2pts bitstream filter that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded per-packet POC node allocation. Attackers can supply a crafted H.264 packet with many slices of alternating picture order counts, forcing h264_queue_frame() to allocate tree nodes per slice and deny service.

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