Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2026
CVE-2026-125215
CVE-2026-125215
Description
FFmpeg 7.1 through 9.0.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ff_dovi_rpu_generate() in libavcodec/dovi_rpuenc.c that allows attackers to crash applications via crafted Dolby Vision RPU metadata. Attackers can supply streams with default or alternating omitted DM blocks to the dovi_rpu bitstream filter with compression enabled, causing denial of service.
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References
6- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24514nvd
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25606nvd
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/dovi_rpuenc.cnvd
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/11c4b420183cb2d6cd4afaa53de57d400a45e09envd
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/971ea9d6a2a9ae4c770936f0569cf40720d4c304nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-7.1-through-9.0.2-null-pointer-dereference-via-ff-dovi-rpu-generatenvd
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