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High USN-8738-1 5 CVEs

ffmpeg vulnerabilities

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain video frames
when using the hqdn3d filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-66036)

Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain
compressed video files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2026-66038)

Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain audio
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-66039)

Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain subtitle
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-70628)

Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain video
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-70632)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 26.04 LTS Pro:26.04:LTS ffmpeg 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm3

Vulnerabilities 5

  • High 8.8

    FFmpeg Heap Out-of-Bounds Write in vf_hqdn3d Filter

    FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 5d7112c, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vf_hqdn3d filter that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted video whose frame resolution increases between frames when filtergraph…

  • High 8.8

    FFmpeg MACE6 Audio Decoder Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via CAF File

    FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit aafb5c6, contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the MACE6 audio decoder that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted CAF file with a malicious bytes_per_packet value. Attackers can craf…

  • High 7.8

    FFmpeg 0.5 < 9.0 DVB Subtitle Parser Heap Buffer Overflow via WTV File

    FFmpeg versions from 0.5 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the DVB subtitle parser in libavcodec/dvbsub_parser.c that allows attackers to trigger a heap buffer overflow by supplying a crafted WTV file. The overfl…

  • High 7.8

    FFmpeg 4.4 < 9.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Write in CFHD Decoder via AVI Demuxing

    FFmpeg versions from 4.4 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an out-of-bounds heap write vulnerability in the native GoPro CineForm HD (CFHD) decoder that allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted AVI file during stream probing. …

  • Medium 6.5

    FFmpeg LCL/ZLIB Video Decoder Information Disclosure via lcldec.c

    FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 8670835, contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the LCL/ZLIB video decoder that allows attackers to expose uninitialized heap memory by supplying a valid zlib stream that inflates to fewer bytes than the expe…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-66036
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-66038
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-66039
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-70628
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-70632