Answer in brief
CVE-2026-125104 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Memory Exhaustion DoS via APE Decoder apedec.c. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps FFmpeg/FFmpeg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps FFmpeg/FFmpeg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg/FFmpeggeneric | >=0 <=9.0.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 9, 2026
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in ape_decode_frame() in libavcodec/apedec.c that fails to enforce the 73728-sample limit for legacy APE frames. Attackers can supply a crafted legacy Monkey's Audio file declaring an enormous nblocks value to force gigabyte-scale allocations and cause denial of service.
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