Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-66036 · published 24 July 2026
CVE-2026-66036: Ffmpeg heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Ffmpeg · Ffmpeg
FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 5d7112c, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vf_hqdn3d filter that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted video whose frame resolution increases between frames when filtergraph reinitialization is disabled via the -reinit_filter 0 option. Attackers can provide a malicious video input where vf_hqdn3d.config_input() allocates undersized per-plane line-history buffers based on the initial frame width, and subsequent larger frames cause denoise_spatial() to write beyond the allocation boundary, resulting in heap memory corruption.
Description
FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 5d7112c, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vf_hqdn3d filter that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted video whose frame resolution increases between frames when filtergraph reinitialization is disabled via the -reinit_filter 0 option. Attackers can provide a malicious video input where vf_hqdn3d.config_input() allocates undersized per-plane line-history buffers based on the initial frame width, and subsequent larger frames cause denoise_spatial() to write beyond the allocation boundary, resulting in heap memory corruption.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/5d7112c60e6f0f0742ce47d448e6da0718a70f4c | Patch |
| https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23783 | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-heap-out-of-bounds-write-in-vf-hqdn3d-filter | Third Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-66036), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.