# CVE-2026-65703: FFmpeg 2.7 - 8.1.2 Out-of-Bounds Write in TDSC Video Decoder

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- FFmpeg: from 2.7, through 8.1.2

## Description

FFmpeg versions 2.7 through 8.1.2 contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the TDSC video decoder that allows remote attackers to cause heap corruption by supplying a crafted AVI file that changes frame dimensions across TDSF frames. The tdsc_parse_tdsf() function fails to unreference the existing reference frame before calling av_frame_get_buffer(), causing tdsc_blit() and tdsc_yuv2rgb() to write attacker-controlled pixel data beyond the end of the undersized reference frame buffer, resulting in a process crash and potential code execution.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23773
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/fd3ee52fab34d98a95b787d0b5ff45685766200c
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-out-of-bounds-write-in-tdsc-video-decoder

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