CVE-2026-38344

Service crash via null pointer dereference

Published Aug 27, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to crash media-processing applications via a crafted video file. The libswscale get_min_buffer_size function dereferences a null pointer while calculating slice ring-buffer requirements from the crafted input. Exploitation requires a target application to process the attacker-supplied video, and the documented consequence is a process crash rather than data access or code execution.

CVSS severityUnavailable
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EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to crash media-processing applications via a crafted video file. The libswscale get_min_buffer_size function dereferences a null pointer while calculating slice ring-buffer requirements from the crafted input. Exploitation requires a target application to process the attacker-supplied video, and the documented consequence is a process crash rather than data access or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-38344
Published
Aug 27, 2026
Updated
Aug 27, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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