CVE-2026-90816

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 8.0.x. This affects the function parse_playlist of the file libavformat/hlsproto.c of the component Duration Parser. Performing a manipulation of the argument duration/target_duration results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Upgrading to version 8.1 and 9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is named 64fafd63f0b4. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/64fafd63f0b4
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/21492
https://ffmpeg.org/
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90816
https://vuldb.com/submit/922626
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403318
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403318/cti
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/21492

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-15 20:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-90816

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90816

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90816

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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