CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-66039

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.31%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

FFmpeg through version 8.1.2, fixed in commit aafb5c6, contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the MACE6 audio decoder. An attacker can supply a crafted CAF file with a malicious bytes_per_packet value, causing an integer overflow and undersized buffer allocation, leading to a heap out-of-bounds write and potential code execution.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using FFmpeg to decode CAF audio files are at risk of memory corruption and potential code execution via a crafted file.

Recommendation

Update FFmpeg to a version containing commit aafb5c6 or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit aafb5c6, contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the MACE6 audio decoder that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted CAF file with a malicious bytes_per_packet value. Attackers can craft a CAF file with oversized bytes_per_packet and frames_per_packet values in the desc chunk to trigger an integer overflow in mace_decode_frame() during output sample count computation, resulting in an undersized buffer allocation and heap out-of-bounds write that could enable code execution.

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