CVE-2026-107695
What it is
FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in the HLS demuxer that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service because parse_playlist() accepts Master Playlist tags inside Media Playlists. Attackers can trick victims into opening a crafted self-referencing playlist that endlessly adds variants in hls_read_header(), causing unbounded CPU and I/O consumption.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Ffmpeg < 8.1.3
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23618
- https://gist.github.com/OxBat/59574a2940092cda1b6e76bbf96f53d0
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/0e6eef35517a
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a4ddaba8bb78
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/c364ab176f722bdabc886845e770c9eacbc1e3e5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-before-8.1.3-hls-demuxer-infinite-loop-via-self-referencing-playlist
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23618
- https://gist.github.com/OxBat/59574a2940092cda1b6e76bbf96f53d0
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n8.1.2/libavformat/hls.c#L866
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/0e6eef35517a
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/a4ddaba8bb78
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/c364ab176f722bdabc886845e770c9eacbc1e3e5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-before-8.1.3-hls-demuxer-infinite-loop-via-self-referencing-playlist