CVE-2026-120244

FFmpeg 2.1 through 9.0.2 contains a use of uninitialized resource vulnerability in the PCX decoder that allows attackers to leak heap memory through truncated RLE scanlines. Attackers can craft a PCX image whose RLE data ends early, causing pcx_decode_frame() to copy uninitialized av_malloc() buffer contents into visible decoded pixels.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24868
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/pcx.c#L45-L59
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ecd5dfc308a164757e7f25b1afefd8db21b43cf9
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-2.1-through-9.0.2-uninitialized-memory-leak-via-pcx-decoder

Configurations

No configuration.

History

01 Nov 2026, 01:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-11-01 01:17

Updated : 2026-11-02 19:34

NVD link : CVE-2026-120244

Mitre link : CVE-2026-120244

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-120244

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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