Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-FFMPEG-19433283
  • published31 Aug 2026
  • disclosed27 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-38343  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 8.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound in the libavfilter/vf_scale.c file. An attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by supplying a specially crafted video file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1