Buffer Overflow Affecting ffmpeg package, versions [,9.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-FFMPEG-20883304
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed1 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-52295  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ffmpeg to version 9.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the libavformat/iamf_writer.c component. An attacker can cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted input data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1