FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in mediaformat_jni_setBuffer() in libavcodec/mediacodec_wrapper.c that never frees buffers wrapped with NewDirectByteBuffer(). Attackers can supply crafted media files with large extradata, leaking native memory on each MediaCodec decoder configuration in Android applications and causing resource exhaustion.
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in mediaformat_jni_setBuffer() in libavcodec/mediacodec_wrapper.c that never frees buffers wrapped with NewDirectByteBuffer(). Attackers can supply crafted media files with large extradata, leaking native memory on each MediaCodec decoder configuration in Android applications and causing resource exhaustion. | |
| Title | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Memory Leak via MediaCodec JNI setBuffer | |
| First Time appeared |
Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T19:11:18.674Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:11.265Z
Link: CVE-2026-125198
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:55.977
Modified: 2026-11-09T19:16:55.977
Link: CVE-2026-125198
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