Division by zero 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-UNMANAGED-FFMPEG-19433297
  • published31 Aug 2026
  • disclosed27 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-38345  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (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 Division by zero via the ff_sws_init_single_context function. An attacker can cause the application to become unresponsive or crash by providing specially crafted input.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1