CVE-2026-125103
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in ff_mlz_decompression() in libavcodec/mlz.c, which accepts string codes beyond the dictionary's next free code. Attackers can supply a crafted MPEG-4 ALS file with malformed initial or out-of-range codes to copy uninitialized heap bytes into decoded audio output.
CVSS Base Scores
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg | 0 | affected |
Credits
- Joshua Rogers (AISLE Research)(finder)
- Michael Niedermayer(remediation developer)
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25703
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/db98784a72600a94f7ebd5f016a37e01a505c27b
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/mlz.c#L161
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-uninitialized-heap-disclosure-via-mlz-decompressor-in-als-decoder


