CVE-2026-125073
Received Received - Intake

Infinite Loop in FFmpeg Audio Decoding

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-125073, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-11-09

Last updated on: 2026-11-09

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in bit_allocation() in libavcodec/imc.c that allows attackers to hang decoding by supplying audio blocks with a negative bit budget. Attackers can craft IMC or IAC audio files that drive freebits negative, causing the reduction loop to never terminate and consuming 100% CPU.

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Published
2026-11-09
Last Modified
2026-11-09
Generated
2026-11-09
EPSS Evaluated
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FFmpeg FFmpeg From 0 (inc) to 9.0.2 (inc)

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CWE-835 The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

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