CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-125236

LowCVSS 3.3
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause memory exhaustion and denial of service in applications processing VVC video streams with FFmpeg. This may lead to service unavailability or process crashes.

Recommendation

Update FFmpeg to a patched version or restrict processing of untrusted VVC streams. Consider monitoring memory usage in transcoding processes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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