CVE-2026-120245
What it is
FFmpeg 0.10 through 9.0.2 contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability in sunrast_decode_frame() that leaks heap memory when decoding truncated 1-bit and 4-bit paletted Sun Raster images. Attackers can craft a truncated Sun Raster file so the uncleared temporary bitmap is expanded into PAL8 pixels, exposing stale heap contents such as allocator words in decoded output.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% 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: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/356a391bf57df2fb80fd61f2821c8c83d15ce180
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/66b6ca270b33fd74367d7d371f6de16ec664446e
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24877
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/sunrast.c#L188-L194
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/356a391bf57df2fb80fd61f2821c8c83d15ce180
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/66b6ca270b33fd74367d7d371f6de16ec664446e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-0.10-through-9.0.2-uninitialized-memory-disclosure-via-sun-raster-decoder