Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2026-125209
FFmpeg before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the DVD subtitle encoder that underestimates RLE output size for odd-width rectangles. Attackers can supply files with crafted bitmap subtitles that, when transcoded to the dvdsub encoder, write past the output buffer and corrupt heap memory.
Published .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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/24486 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (product)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.1/libavcodec/dvdsubenc.c (technical-description)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/8702f12c9daa199cc4d7c17164b13c3cdcdc2436 (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-before-8.1.3-and-9-x-before-9.0.2-heap-buff… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-125209?
- CVE-2026-125209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-125209?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.