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FFmpeg through 9.0.2 NULL Pointer Dereference in EA TQI Decoder

6.8MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fix or patch referenced
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Apply the patch listed under Evidence.

Published
Last modified
7/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

FFmpeg versions up to 9.0.2 have a NULL pointer dereference in the EA TQI video decoder that a local attacker can trigger by getting a user to open a crafted EA file, causing the process to crash and denying service. No login is needed, but the victim must take an action such as opening the file.

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Read the original description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in tqi_decode_frame() in libavcodec/eatqi.c, which ignores init_get_bits() failure after an integer overflow. Attackers can supply a crafted EA file with a pIQT chunk carrying a 2^28-byte payload to crash the process, causing denial of service.

cve.now Index

7Pcve.now Index 7 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation0/40No signal
  • Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity6.8/10CVSS 6.8
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 62 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 57 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 29 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

What to do

  • Apply the patch listed under Evidence.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now
  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • FFmpeg FFmpeg

    through 9.0.2

Evidence 5

  1. Patch
  2. Report
  3. Repository
  4. Repository
  5. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-125070

Is CVE-2026-125070 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: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125070?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.Source: cve.now feed data