ffmpeg vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-52290

A NULL pointer dereference in the avpriv_h264_has_num_reorder_frames function of Ffmpeg version N-119856-gbe46370941 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via processing a crafted media file.

FFmpeg before 7.1.4 and 8.0.2 SSRF via RTSP Redirect Handling

FFmpeg before 7.1.4 and 8.0.x before 8.0.2 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in ff_rtsp_connect() in libavformat/rtsp.c that follows RTSP 3xx redirects without validating the Location URL. Malicious RTSP servers can redirect FFmpeg to internal hosts and ports under other schemes, bypassing -protocol_whitelist, to probe internal network services.

• Update to 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 HLS Demuxer Security Check Bypass via parse_playlist()

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains a protection mechanism failure in the HLS demuxer that allows attackers to bypass protocol and allowed_extensions restrictions when opening child playlists. Attackers can supply a crafted master playlist whose child playlists use disallowed protocols or non-multimedia local files, making parse_playlist() open resources the HLS security policy should block.

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Infinite Loop via RTSP Redirect Handling in rtsp.c

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in ff_rtsp_connect() in libavformat/rtsp.c that follows RTSP 3xx redirects without any redirect limit. Attackers controlling an RTSP server can answer every request with a 302 redirect to itself or another server, causing endless reconnects that saturate a CPU core.

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 HLS Demuxer Infinite Loop via Self-Referencing Playlist

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in the HLS demuxer that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service because parse_playlist() accepts Master Playlist tags inside Media Playlists. Attackers can trick victims into opening a crafted self-referencing playlist that endlessly adds variants in hls_read_header(), causing unbounded CPU and I/O consumption.

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Stack Exhaustion via Recursive Free of pssh Boxes

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability in av_encryption_init_info_free() in libavutil/encryption_info.c, which recursively frees AVEncryptionInitInfo linked lists built by the MOV demuxer's mov_read_pssh(). Attackers can supply a crafted MP4 file with tens of thousands of small pssh boxes to exhaust the stack and crash the process, while also causing quadratic CPU consumption.

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 DASH Demuxer Infinite Loop via Empty SegmentTemplate Media

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the DASH demuxer that allows attackers to trigger an infinite loop by supplying an empty SegmentTemplate media URL. Attackers can craft an .mpd manifest declaring SegmentTemplate media="" so get_current_fragment() calls av_strireplace() with an empty search string, consuming CPU indefinitely.

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Uninitialized Memory Disclosure via HDR10+ Metadata Serializer

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory disclosure vulnerability in av_dynamic_hdr_plus_to_t35() that leaves up to three payload bytes uninitialized when tone_mapping_flag is 0. Attackers can supply crafted Matroska T.35 BlockAdditional or HEVC/AV1 SEI metadata so that remuxing or transcoding writes leaked process memory into output files.

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Missing SSH Host Key Verification in sftp Protocol

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a missing host key verification vulnerability in the libssh-based sftp protocol handler that allows network attackers to impersonate SFTP servers. Attackers performing man-in-the-middle, DNS, or ARP spoofing can capture passwords supplied in sftp URLs, serve forged media, or receive uploaded output.

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 mbedTLS Hostname Verification Bypass for IP Hosts

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability in tls_open() of libavformat/tls_mbedtls.c, which skips hostname checks for IP-address hosts. Network attackers can intercept https, rtmps, or tls connections to IP-literal URLs with any trusted CA-issued certificate to read and tamper with streams.

CVE-2026-96611

FFmpeg before 9.0 has a signed integer overflow in libavformat/mov.c. In mov_read_ispe(), uint32_t width/height values from a crafted HEIF ispe box are stored into signed int fields without bounds checking, allowing values exceeding INT_MAX to become negative. In read_image_grid(), accumulating these values causes signed integer overflow (undefined behavior per C17 section 6.5), which on x86 wraps to a small positive value, bypassing downstream validity checks.

FFmpeg Duration hlsproto.c parse_playlist denial of service

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 8.0.x. This affects the function parse_playlist of the file libavformat/hlsproto.c of the component Duration Parser. Performing a manipulation of the argument duration/target_duration results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Upgrading to version 8.1 and 9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is named 64fafd63f0b4. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

FFmpeg Convolution Filter vf_convolution.c setup_3x3 out-of-bounds

A vulnerability has been found in FFmpeg up to 4.4.6/5.1.8/6.1.4/7.1.3/8.0.1. Affected by this issue is the function setup_3x3 of the file libavfilter/vf_convolution.c of the component Convolution Filter. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.4.7, 5.1.9, 6.1.5, 7.1.4, 8.0.2, 8.1.1 and 9.0 can resolve this issue. The name of the patch is 8970658472/e24b9820b4. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

• Update to 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1

CVE-2026-52297

FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because there is insufficiently padded extradata in the MOV parsing path in mov_read_iacb in libavformat/mov.c.

CVE-2026-52296

FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because of missing required padding in WMA extradata allocation paths in libavcodec/wmaenc.c.

CVE-2026-30754

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in FFmpeg before 8.1. The RTP encoding process. In the nal_send function in libavformat/rtpenc_h264_hevc.c, a negative size parameter (size=-3) is passed to memcpy when transmitting H.264/HEVC streams via RTP using a crafted input file. This was detected using AddressSanitizer.

• Update to 7:5.1.8-0+deb12u1

Ffmpeg: ffmpeg: heap buffer overflow in tdsc_load_cursor() via cur_fmt_mono cursor

A flaw was found in FFmpeg. The tdsc_load_cursor() function writes beyond the bounds of a heap-allocated buffer when processing crafted TDSC cursor data. A remote attacker could exploit this by supplying a specially crafted video file, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2026-38350

An integer overflow in the target_sws_fuzzer() function (libswscale/output.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.

CVE-2026-38349

An integer overflow in the hScale16To19_c() function (libswscale/output.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted image file.

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CVE-2026-38348

An integer overflow in the libswscale/utils.c component of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted image file.

• Update to 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1