{"id":"CVE-2026-125180","title":"FFmpeg 8.1 through 9.0.2 EXIF Parser Memory Exhaustion via Overlapping Tags","summary":"FFmpeg 8.1 through 9.0.2 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the libavcodec/exif.c parser that allows attackers to amplify allocations by pointing many IFD entries at overlapping payloads. Attackers can embed a small crafted EX…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-770"],"vendor":"FFmpeg","product":"FFmpeg","affected":["FFmpeg >= 8.1 <= 9.0.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-09T21:03:32.437631Z"},"published":"2026-11-09","updated":"2026-11-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-09T21:06:58.194Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-125180","references":[{"url":"https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25408"},{"url":"https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/30fff47764e59f02ac7868bb832ed51a88f949fd","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/exif.c#L274"},{"url":"https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-8.1-through-9.0.2-exif-parser-memory-exhaustion-via-overlapping-tags","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: FFmpeg 8.1 through 9.0.2 EXIF Parser Memory Exhaustion via Overlapping Tags"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-09T19:18:02.614Z","slug":"CVE-2026-125180","body":"## Overview\n\nFFmpeg 8.1 through 9.0.2 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the libavcodec/exif.c parser that allows attackers to amplify allocations by pointing many IFD entries at overlapping payloads. Attackers can embed a small crafted EXIF block in TIFF, JPEG, PNG or WebP images to trigger quadratic memory allocation, causing denial of service in decoding applications.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `FFmpeg >= 8.1 <= 9.0.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}