Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 1, 2026 00:57:10 UTC

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.

Base score6.8/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Attack requirementsNoneAT

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionPassiveUI

Vulnerable system confidentialityHighVC

Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI

Vulnerable system availabilityNoneVA

Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC

Subsequent system integrityNoneSI

Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Record context

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Last updatedNov 1, 2026 00:57:10 UTC

PublishedNov 1, 2026 00:57:10 UTC

ReservedOct 31, 2026 22:05:57 UTC

Credits

Adrian Junge (vurlo)