CVE-2026-125215
Description
FFmpeg 7.1 through 9.0.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ff_dovi_rpu_generate() in libavcodec/dovi_rpuenc.c that allows attackers to crash applications via crafted Dolby Vision RPU metadata. Attackers can supply streams with default or alternating omitted DM blocks to the dovi_rpu bitstream filter with compression enabled, causing denial of service.
CVSS Base Scores
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg | 7.1 | affected |
Credits
- Zheng Yu @ Depthfirst(finder)
- Joshua Rogers (AISLE Research)(reporter)
- Michael Niedermayer(remediation developer)
- Kacper Michajłow(remediation developer)
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24514
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25606
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/971ea9d6a2a9ae4c770936f0569cf40720d4c304
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/11c4b420183cb2d6cd4afaa53de57d400a45e09e
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/dovi_rpuenc.c#L741
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-7.1-through-9.0.2-null-pointer-dereference-via-ff-dovi-rpu-generate


