CVE-2026-125236
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 VVC Decoder Memory Leak via alloc_frame()
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in alloc_frame() in libavcodec/vvc/refs.c that leaks SPS and PPS references when frame buffer allocation fails. Attackers can supply a crafted VVC (H.266) stream that repeatedly replaces parameter sets, steadily growing memory use and causing denial of service.
Public vulnerability details
- Record state
- Published
- Published (UTC)
- Last updated (UTC)
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- CVSS score
- 4.8 (CVSS v4.0, from VulnCheck)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CISA KEV
- No KEV entry in this record. This does not show that the CVE is absent from the KEV catalog.
- Additional data from
- None
FHE assessment
No FHE assessment is available in this application yet. This does not mean FHE cannot mitigate an impact of this CVE.
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25088 (VulnCheck)
- Patch Commit (VulnCheck)
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/vvc/refs.c#L133 (VulnCheck)
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (VulnCheck)
- VulnCheck Advisory: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 VVC Decoder Memory Leak via alloc_frame() (VulnCheck)
Source
CVE JSON 5.2 record from the CVE List archive 2026-11-09_delta_CVEs_at_end_of_day.zip, which covers changes through . Imported .