Browser crash via truncated AV1 buffer allocation
Published Mar 10, 2026 · Updated Mar 10, 2026
Heap buffer overflow in Firefox for Android before 148.0.2 allows remote attackers to crash the browser through crafted AV1 media. BufferRecycleBin::GetBuffer narrows a size_t allocation length to uint32_t, allocates the truncated size, and then receives a full-size libyuv write. Triggering the affected path requires the non-default media.prefer-non-ffvpx preference and an oversized 10-bit I444 frame on some Android GPUs.
Summary
What happened
Heap buffer overflow in Firefox for Android before 148.0.2 allows remote attackers to crash the browser through crafted AV1 media. BufferRecycleBin::GetBuffer narrows a size_t allocation length to uint32_t, allocates the truncated size, and then receives a full-size libyuv write. Triggering the affected path requires the non-default media.prefer-non-ffvpx preference and an oversized 10-bit I444 frame on some Android GPUs.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3845
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Mozilla
- Product
- Firefox
- Classifications
- CWE-122, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <148.0.2
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