CVE-2026-125176

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Uninitialized Memory Read in Flash Screen Video 2 Decoder

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory read vulnerability in decode_hybrid() in libavcodec/flashsv.c that reads past decompressed data when decoding 15-bit color pixels. Attackers can supply a crafted Flash Screen Video 2 block whose inflated data ends mid-pixel to leak heap memory into decoded output frames.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory read vulnerability in decode_hybrid() in libavcodec/flashsv.c that reads past decompressed data when decoding 15-bit color pixels. Attackers can supply a crafted Flash Screen Video 2 block whose inflated data ends mid-pixel to leak heap memory into decoded output frames.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Uninitialized Memory Read in Flash Screen Video 2 Decoder
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 3:55 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2026, 6:15 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 9, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 9:46 PM