CVE-2026-125233 (CVSS 7.8)

Description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in dvbsub_encode() in libavcodec/dvbsubenc.c that undercounts each CLUT segment header by two bytes. Attackers can supply a file with many bitmap subtitle rectangles that, when transcoded to the dvbsub encoder, writes past the output buffer and corrupts heap memory.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0014

Probability of exploitation

0.03%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-131 CWE-131

References

Other References

https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24913 https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/dvbsubenc.c#L363 https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/7f80b2ad83f37a4998d9617495c92b28a7339a90 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-dvb-subtitle-encoder

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-125233? +

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in dvbsub_encode() in libavcodec/dvbsubenc.c that undercounts each CLUT segment header by two bytes. Attackers can supply a file with many bitmap subtitle rectangles that, when transcoded to the dvbsub encoder, writes past the output buffer and corrupts heap memory. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-125233? +

CVE-2026-125233 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0014, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-125233? +

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