CVE-2026-125246
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CVE-2026-125246 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in cbs_jpeg_assemble_fragment() that miscounts 0xff stuffing bytes in JPEG scan headers. Attackers can supply a crafted JPEG/MJPEG stream with 0xff in the scan header, triggering an av_assert0 abort when CBS-based bitstream filters process it.. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in cbs_jpeg_assemble_fragment() that miscounts 0xff stuffing bytes in JPEG scan headers. Attackers can supply a crafted JPEG/MJPEG stream with 0xff in the scan header, triggering an av_assert0 abort when CBS-based bitstream filters process it.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg | <= 9.0.2 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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