CVE-2026-70628
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CVE-2026-70628 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. FFmpeg versions from 0.5 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the DVB subtitle parser in libavcodec/dvbsub_parser.c that allows attackers to trigger a heap buffer overflow by supplying a crafted WTV file. The overflow causes the bounds-check guard expression to wrap to INT_MIN, bypassing the PARSE_BUF_SIZE comparison and invoking memcpy() with attacker-controlled data into a heap buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write and potential memory corruption or code execution.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
FFmpeg versions from 0.5 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the DVB subtitle parser in libavcodec/dvbsub_parser.c that allows attackers to trigger a heap buffer overflow by supplying a crafted WTV file. The overflow causes the bounds-check guard expression to wrap to INT_MIN, bypassing the PARSE_BUF_SIZE comparison and invoking memcpy() with attacker-controlled data into a heap buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write and potential memory corruption or code execution.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | >= 0.5, < 9 |
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23897Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-dvb-subtitle-parser-heap-buffer-overflow-via-wtv-filePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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