# CVE-2026-125065: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 NULL Pointer Dereference via TGV Decoder eatgv.c

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-125065 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.8 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

FFmpeg, a widely used multimedia library, has a NULL pointer dereference in its TGV video decoder that a local attacker can trigger with a crafted EA file, requiring no login but a user to open the file. Exploitation crashes the process, causing denial of service, and the advisory gives no further impact details beyond that.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- FFmpeg: through 9.0.2

## Description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in tgv_decode_inter() in libavcodec/eatgv.c that ignores init_get_bits() failure on oversized packets. Attackers can supply a crafted EA file with a kVGT frame followed by an fVGT inter frame with a 2^28-byte compressed block section, crashing the process for denial of service.

## What to do

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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125065 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125065

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125065?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125065

## Related

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25704
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/9691e4fde64e14de73c298562c4e475f9412b5ad
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/eatgv.c#L212
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-null-pointer-dereference-via-tgv-decoder-eatgv-c

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