Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the dts2pts bitstream filter that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded per-packet POC node allocation. Attackers can supply a crafted H.264 packet with many slices of alternating picture order counts, forcing h264_queue_frame() to allocate tree nodes per slice and deny service.
Published: 2026-11-09
Score: 5.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the dts2pts bitstream filter that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded per-packet POC node allocation. Attackers can supply a crafted H.264 packet with many slices of alternating picture order counts, forcing h264_queue_frame() to allocate tree nodes per slice and deny service.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 CPU Exhaustion via dts2pts Bitstream Filter
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Ffmpeg Ffmpeg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T19:11:10.316Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:07.406Z

Link: CVE-2026-125186

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:54.180

Modified: 2026-11-09T19:16:54.180

Link: CVE-2026-125186

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling