FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in libavcodec/nvdec.c because ff_nvdec_start_frame() fails to reset ctx->bitstream after slice errors. Attackers can supply crafted video that abandons a picture before end_frame, causing cuvidDecodePicture() to read freed heap memory, crashing applications or exposing stale heap contents.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Description | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in libavcodec/nvdec.c because ff_nvdec_start_frame() fails to reset ctx->bitstream after slice errors. Attackers can supply crafted video that abandons a picture before end_frame, causing cuvidDecodePicture() to read freed heap memory, crashing applications or exposing stale heap contents. | |
| Title | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Use-After-Free via NVDEC Stale Bitstream Pointer | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ffmpeg
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T19:12:06.735Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:35.137Z
Link: CVE-2026-125265
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-09T20:18:13.090
Modified: 2026-11-09T20:18:13.090
Link: CVE-2026-125265
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