Resource exhaustion in Ffmpeg
CVE-2026-125186
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the dts2pts bitstream filter that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded per-packet POC node allocation. Attackers can supply a crafted H.264 packet with many slices of alternating picture order counts, forcing h264_queue_frame() to allocate tree nodes per slice and deny service.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
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/25569 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (product)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/bsf/dts2pts.c (technical-description)
- Patch Commit (patch)
- VulnCheck Advisory: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 CPU Exhaustion via dts2pts Bitstream Filter (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-125186?
- CVE-2026-125186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2026-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-125186?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.