Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ffmpeg-fips-8.0 package, versions <8.0.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-FFMPEGFIPS80-21478175
  • published23 Oct 2026
  • disclosed1 Sept 2026

Introduced: 1 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-52295  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard ffmpeg-fips-8.0 to version 8.0.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ffmpeg-fips-8.0 package and not the ffmpeg-fips-8.0 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because the copied extradata lacked required padding before GetBitContext-based access in libavformat/iamf_writer.c.