CVE-2026-125179 json
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Heap Memory Disclosure via VQA Video Decoder
published 2d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-120268
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- yesterday
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- FFmpeg FFmpeg
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f9df3577ac40aaee06f82f05eab8249cbab3cd33
patch
-
code.ffmpeg.org
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24670
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/vqavideo.c#L186
technical-description
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-memory-disclosure-via-vqa-video-decoder
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-125179
- NVD CVE-2026-125179
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