CVE-2026-125198

What it is

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in mediaformat_jni_setBuffer() in libavcodec/mediacodec_wrapper.c that never frees buffers wrapped with NewDirectByteBuffer(). Attackers can supply crafted media files with large extradata, leaking native memory on each MediaCodec decoder configuration in Android applications and causing resource exhaustion.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-11-09 19:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-09 19:16 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 2.0 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-11-09 19:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-09 19:16 UTC
Weakness: CWE-401
Record status: Received

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.0

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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/e5d295b3cd467fc713300e208ba2dacc7ff603a0

References

NVD record · CVE.org record