# CVE-2026-125071: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 NULL Pointer Dereference in JV Video Decoder

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120246
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/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-2026-125071 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.7 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 has a NULL pointer dereference in its JV video decoder that can crash applications that use it. An attacker who can get the software to process a specially crafted, oversized JV video packet can trigger a denial of service; the attack is local and requires some user interaction.

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 libavcodec/jvdec.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying oversized JV video packets. Attackers can pass a roughly 268435460-byte packet through the libavcodec API, overflowing the bit count so decode_frame() reads from a NULL buffer and causes denial of service.

## What to do

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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125071 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-2026-125071

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125071?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125071

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25704
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/839c93f261cd3e1719edfac4244a2d0055ce8841
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/jvdec.c#L169
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-null-pointer-dereference-in-jv-video-decoder

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