CVE-2026-70629

FFmpeg 3.0 < 9.0 Uninitialized Heap Memory Read in RSCC Decoder

Published Aug 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FFmpeg versions from 3.0 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native RSCC decoder (libavcodec/rscc.c) that allows attackers to disclose heap memory contents by supplying a crafted video file with a compressed tile that decompresses fewer bytes than the declared tile geometry requires. When rscc_decode_frame() calls av_image_copy_plane() without validating the decompressed byte count against the tile dimensions, the unwritten suffix of the persistent intermediate buffer ctx->inflated_buf is copied into the decoded frame, potentially exposing data from prior heap allocations or previous decoded frames in persistent decoding services.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8750-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
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Description FFmpeg versions from 3.0 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native RSCC decoder (libavcodec/rscc.c) that allows attackers to disclose heap memory contents by supplying a crafted video file with a compressed tile that decompresses fewer bytes than the declared tile geometry requires. When rscc_decode_frame() calls av_image_copy_plane() without validating the decompressed byte count against the tile dimensions, the unwritten suffix of the persistent intermediate buffer ctx->inflated_buf is copied into the decoded frame, potentially exposing data from prior heap allocations or previous decoded frames in persistent decoding services.
Title FFmpeg 3.0 < 9.0 Uninitialized Heap Memory Read in RSCC Decoder
Weaknesses CWE-908
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 14, 2026, 4:51 PM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2026, 8:17 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 6, 2026, 10:18 PM
Modified
Sep 1, 2026, 3:36 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 6, 2026, 9:25 PM