Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2026-125179
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory vulnerability in the VQA video decoder in libavcodec/vqavideo.c that allows attackers to disclose heap memory via a crafted VQA file. Attackers can supply a Westwood VQA file omitting or truncating the CBF0/CBFZ codebook chunk, causing vqa_decode_frame() to render frames from leftover heap bytes visible in decoded output.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24670 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (product)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/vqavideo.c (technical-description)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f9df3577ac40aaee06f82f05eab8249cbab3cd33 (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-memory-disclosure-via-vq… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-125179?
- CVE-2026-125179 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-125179?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.