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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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Memory Exhaustion DoS via APE Decoder apedec.c | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-789 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T19:10:58.435Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T17:44:26.336Z
Link: CVE-2026-125104
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-09T19:16:51.627
Modified: 2026-11-09T19:16:51.627
Link: CVE-2026-125104
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