FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in pps_3d_extension() in libavcodec/hevc/ps.c that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded depth lookup table loops. Attackers can supply crafted HEVC files with repeated PPS NAL units that trigger hundreds of millions of bit skips, stalling decoders, parsers, and ffprobe.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in pps_3d_extension() in libavcodec/hevc/ps.c that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded depth lookup table loops. Attackers can supply crafted HEVC files with repeated PPS NAL units that trigger hundreds of millions of bit skips, stalling decoders, parsers, and ffprobe. | |
| Title | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Denial of Service via HEVC PPS 3D Extension Parsing | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-834 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T21:06:58.037Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:06.466Z
Link: CVE-2026-125183
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:53.733
Modified: 2026-11-09T19:16:53.733
Link: CVE-2026-125183
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Updated: 2026-11-09T20:45:15Z
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