CVE-2026-70628
FFmpeg 0.5 < 9.0 DVB Subtitle Parser Heap Buffer Overflow via WTV File
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 4, 2026
Description
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 overflow causes the bounds-check guard expression to wrap to INT_MIN, bypassing the PARSE_BUF_SIZE comparison and invoking memcpy() with attacker-controlled data into a heap buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write and potential memory corruption or code execution.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FFmpegFFmpeg |
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References
- Pull Requestissue-tracking
- Introducing Commitrelated
- Patch Commitpatch
- FFmpeg 9.0 Backport Commitpatch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-dvb-subtitle-parser-heap-buffer-overflow-via-wtv-filethird-party-advisory
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