MEDIUM 6.8 NVD
CVE-2026-120458
Kvazaar through 2.3.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in read_header() in src/encmain.c that allows attackers to hang the command-line encoder by supply
Kvazaar through 2.3.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in read_header() in src/encmain.c that allows attackers to hang the command-line encoder by supplying a truncated Y4M header. Attackers can provide a crafted .y4m file lacking a terminating newline, causing unchecked EOF reads that hang the process indefinitely while consuming a full CPU core.
References
- https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar/blob/v2.3.2/src/encmain.c#L339-L357
- https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar/commit/8a2f109be283e87008c679d635966cc034da39c6
- https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar/issues/452
- https://github.com/ultravideo/kvazaar/releases/tag/v2.3.2
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/kvazaar-y4m-header-missing-newline-infinite-loop
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 was published on 2026-11-02 via NVD.
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