FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in wavpack_encode_init() in libavcodec/wavpackenc.c that causes an infinite loop when computing block size from sample rate and channel count. Attackers can supply a crafted audio file, such as a WAV header declaring a huge sample rate with many channels, to hang applications transcoding to WavPack.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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FFmpeg FFmpeg unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 9.0.2

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https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25694 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/wavpackenc.c#L147 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/e621da8ecdbef8edb8336cc899b962159dc2465c cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-wavpack-encoder-integer-overflow-infinite-loop-via-wavpack-encode-init cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in wavpack_encode_init() in libavcodec/wavpackenc.c that causes an infinite loop when computing block size from sample rate and channel count. Attackers can supply a crafted audio file, such as a WAV header declaring a huge sample rate with many channels, to hang applications transcoding to WavPack.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 WavPack Encoder Integer Overflow Infinite Loop via wavpack_encode_init
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T21:06:53.992Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:24.311Z

Link: CVE-2026-125234

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-09T19:17:01.443

Modified: 2026-11-09T19:17:01.443

Link: CVE-2026-125234

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Updated: 2026-11-09T21:30:11Z

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