Out-of-bounds read via negative fragment index
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the DASH demuxer in FFmpeg before commit 65b0dab allows remote attackers to read process memory via live manifest refreshes. In libavformat/dashdec.c, a refreshed live manifest can lower startNumber, drive cur_seq_no below zero, and reach fragment retrieval logic that indexed the fragments array after checking only the upper bound. Exposure requires processing a live DASH stream from a malicious or misconfigured server, and the practical consequence is bounded to memory disclosure or a crash rather than data modification.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in the DASH demuxer in FFmpeg before commit 65b0dab allows remote attackers to read process memory via live manifest refreshes. In libavformat/dashdec.c, a refreshed live manifest can lower startNumber, drive cur_seq_no below zero, and reach fragment retrieval logic that indexed the fragments array after checking only the upper bound. Exposure requires processing a live DASH stream from a malicious or misconfigured server, and the practical consequence is bounded to memory disclosure or a crash rather than data modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75146
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- FFmpeg
- Product
- FFmpeg
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <65b0dab903e5975e036b30ecc58f5935d4f151e0
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