MEDIUM 6.8 NVD
CVE-2026-120246
FFmpeg 4.4 through 9.0.2 contains a use of uninitialized variable vulnerability in the CDXL decoder that leaks stack memory into decoded pixels via unfilled HAM
FFmpeg 4.4 through 9.0.2 contains a use of uninitialized variable vulnerability in the CDXL decoder that leaks stack memory into decoded pixels via unfilled HAM palette entries. Attackers can craft a type-0 CDXL file whose HAM pixels select unfilled new_palette entries in cdxl_decode_ham8() or cdxl_decode_ham6(), exposing stack bytes and pointer fragments in the BGR24 output.
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24856
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/cdxl.c#L226-L229
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/47313ad3f9f33b892384b976fb7c09b3c85fd74e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-4.4-through-9.0.2-uninitialized-memory-disclos
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 was published on 2026-11-01 via NVD.
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