# CVE-2026-64834: FFmpeg 0.6.3 - 8.1.2 Infinite Loop DoS via RTP/ASF Demuxer

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-22 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- FFmpeg: from 0.6.3, through 8.1.2

## Description

FFmpeg versions 0.6.3 through 8.1.2 contain an infinite loop vulnerability in the RTP/ASF demuxer within libavformat/rtpdec_asf.c that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service by sending a crafted RTP/ASF stream. The rtp_asf_fix_header function fails to validate a minimum chunksize when iterating over ASF objects, causing the loop pointer to never advance when a chunksize is smaller than the 24-byte minimum ASF object header size, resulting in CPU exhaustion that denies service to legitimate users.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23663
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/11d5f475be95d22d5f0692220cc772b116abc632
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-infinite-loop-dos-via-rtp-asf-demuxer

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