FFmpeg versions from 3.0 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native RSCC decoder (libavcodec/rscc.c) that allows attackers to disclose heap memory contents by supplying a crafted video file with a compressed tile that decompresses fewer bytes than the declared tile geometry requires. When rscc_decode_frame() calls av_image_copy_plane() without validating the decompressed byte count against the tile dimensions, the unwritten suffix of the persistent intermediate buffer ctx->inflated_buf is copied into the decoded frame, potentially exposing data from prior heap allocations or previous decoded frames in persistent decoding services.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | — | Upgrade to FFmpeg version 9.0 | Sep 21, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libavcodec58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade ffmpeg (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavfilter7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat-extra58 (Ubuntu Pro) | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
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