FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Uninitialized Stack Memory Disclosure via MVC2 Decoder

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FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Uninitialized Stack Memory Disclosure via MVC2 Decoder

Severity: medium
Date: 11/9/2026
Affecting: FFmpeg <= 9.0.2
CVE: CVE-2026-125190
CWE: CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
CVSS: 4.8
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25278
Patch Commit
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/mvcdec.c#L141
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
Credit: Joshua Rogers (AISLE Research), Marvin Scholz
Description: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in decode_mvc2() in libavcodec/mvcdec.c that leaks uninitialized stack memory through unchecked palette indices. Attackers can supply a crafted MVC2 stream declaring few colors but referencing higher palette indices, copying process stack contents into decoded RGB frames.

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