CVE-2026-125198 json
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Memory Leak via MediaCodec JNI setBuffer
published 2d ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-120287
- cvss
- 2.5
- 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 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in mediaformat_jni_setBuffer() in libavcodec/mediacodec_wrapper.c that never frees buffers wrapped with NewDirectByteBuffer(). Attackers can supply crafted media files with large extradata, leaking native memory on each MediaCodec decoder configuration in Android applications and causing resource exhaustion.
Patch / fix
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0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected products
- FFmpeg FFmpeg
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e5d295b3cd467fc713300e208ba2dacc7ff603a0
patch
-
code.ffmpeg.org
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/22550
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/mediacodec_wrapper.c#L1134
technical-description
-
github.com
/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-memory-leak-via-mediacodec-jni-setbuffer
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-125198
- NVD CVE-2026-125198
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