CVE-2026-125250

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 GIF Encoder Heap Buffer Overflow via shrunk_buf Remap

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow in the GIF encoder's gif_image_write_image() in libavcodec/gif.c because shrunk_buf is sized from the first frame's linesize. Attackers can supply PAL8 video whose frame linesize grows mid-stream, causing remap_frame_to_palette() to write past shrunk_buf and corrupt the heap during GIF transcoding.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow in the GIF encoder's gif_image_write_image() in libavcodec/gif.c because shrunk_buf is sized from the first frame's linesize. Attackers can supply PAL8 video whose frame linesize grows mid-stream, causing remap_frame_to_palette() to write past shrunk_buf and corrupt the heap during GIF transcoding.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 GIF Encoder Heap Buffer Overflow via shrunk_buf Remap
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-122
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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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2026, 1:03 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2026, 6:15 PM
Status
Undergoing Analysis
Published
Nov 9, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 13, 2026, 1:18 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 9, 2026, 7:11 PM