CVE-2026-66040
FFmpeg Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via PNG/APNG eXIf Encoder
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jul 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 23, 2026
Description
FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit b506faf, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the native PNG and APNG encoders that allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted PNG image with a malicious eXIf chunk. Attackers can craft an eXIf chunk where multiple IFD entries reference the same large value payload, causing canonical serialization to expand the output far beyond the undersized allocation estimated by add_exif_profile_size(), resulting in png_write_chunk() writing tens of thousands of bytes past the buffer boundary, leading to deterministic heap corruption, process crash, and potentially arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FFmpegFFmpeg |
|
References
- Pull Requestissue-tracking
- Patch Commitpatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-heap-out-of-bounds-write-via-png-apng-exif-encoderthird-party-advisory
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