Description
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 expected frame size. The zlib_decomp() function in lcldec.c treats short decompression as non-fatal and continues to the RGB24 conversion path, which copies a full frame's worth of rows from the allocation buffer using original frame dimensions, causing uninitialized heap contents including pointer-derived allocator bytes to be copied into the attacker-observable AVFrame output and potentially defeating ASLR in long-lived media processing services.
Published: 2026-07-24
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description 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 expected frame size. The zlib_decomp() function in lcldec.c treats short decompression as non-fatal and continues to the RGB24 conversion path, which copies a full frame's worth of rows from the allocation buffer using original frame dimensions, causing uninitialized heap contents including pointer-derived allocator bytes to be copied into the attacker-observable AVFrame output and potentially defeating ASLR in long-lived media processing services.
Title FFmpeg LCL/ZLIB Video Decoder Information Disclosure via lcldec.c
Weaknesses CWE-908
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T01:06:28.780Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T20:45:17.816Z

Link: CVE-2026-66038

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-24T20:14:14.026Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-24T19:39:27Z

Links: CVE-2026-66038 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T04:45:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-908

    Use of Uninitialized Resource