CVE-2026-125232
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Division by Zero in B-frame Motion Estimation
Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability in estimate_motion_b() in libavcodec/motion_est.c, caused by frame timestamp distances truncated to 16 bits. Attackers can supply input with timestamp gaps that are multiples of 65536, crashing MPEG-4 Part 2 or MPEG-1/2 B-frame encoding with SIGFPE.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 9, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 9, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update FFmpeg to a version later than 9.0.2.
- Recompile FFmpeg if using a vulnerable version.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability in estimate_motion_b() in libavcodec/motion_est.c, caused by frame timestamp distances truncated to 16 bits. Attackers can supply input with timestamp gaps that are multiples of 65536, crashing MPEG-4 Part 2 or MPEG-1/2 B-frame encoding with SIGFPE. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-369 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/125xxx/CVE-2026-125232.json">CVE-2026-125232</a> Added Reference https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24552 Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/motion_est.c#L1153 Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/16d19ccbce802634662a9bf18a5679cf27da2848 Added Reference https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/bf0a2e4680df92d8de6514090d350152eb7845b8 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-division-by-zero-in-b-frame-motion-estimation