CVE-2026-125229

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Out-of-Bounds Memory Access in Huffyuv/FFVHUFF Median Predictor

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the encode_frame() function of libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c, because encode_init() never validates minimum frame dimensions for the median predictor. Attackers can supply a tiny video, such as a 2-pixel-wide or 1-2-pixel-tall frame, that causes negative sub_median_pred lengths and out-of-bounds reads and writes when transcoded to huffyuv or ffvhuff, crashing the encoder.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the encode_frame() function of libavcodec/huffyuvenc.c, because encode_init() never validates minimum frame dimensions for the median predictor. Attackers can supply a tiny video, such as a 2-pixel-wide or 1-2-pixel-tall frame, that causes negative sub_median_pred lengths and out-of-bounds reads and writes when transcoded to huffyuv or ffvhuff, crashing the encoder.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Out-of-Bounds Memory Access in Huffyuv/FFVHUFF Median Predictor
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 14, 2026, 2:06 AM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2026, 6:15 PM
Status
Undergoing Analysis
Published
Nov 9, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 14, 2026, 2:16 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 9, 2026, 7:11 PM