CVE-2026-125233FFmpeg FFmpeg
NVD
Vulnerability Summary
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in dvbsub_encode() in libavcodec/dvbsubenc.c that undercounts each CLUT segment header by two bytes. Attackers can supply a file with many bitmap subtitle rectangles that, when transcoded to the dvbsub encoder, writes past the output buffer and corrupts heap memory.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.5 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NAttack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.8)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- FFmpeg FFmpeg <= 9.0.2
- FFmpeg FFmpeg 9.0.2
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.
- Check whether you run FFmpeg FFmpeg and which version.
- Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2026Published
- Nov 9, 2026Record last modified
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Referencehttps://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24913
- Patchhttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7f80b2ad83f37a4998d9617495c92b28a7339a90
- Referencehttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/dvbsubenc.c#L363
- Referencehttps://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- Referencehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-dvb-subtitle-encoder
Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 21:28 UTC