A Division-by-Zero vulnerability in the ff_sws_init_single_context function (/libswscale/utils.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Division‑by‑Zero in FFmpeg libswscale Causes Denial of Service ffmpeg: FFmpeg: Denial of Service via division-by-zero vulnerability in `ff_sws_init_single_context` function.
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Title Division‑by‑Zero in FFmpeg libswscale Causes Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-369

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description A Division-by-Zero vulnerability in the ff_sws_init_single_context function (/libswscale/utils.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-09-02T18:13:01.022Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38345

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T18:12:52.462Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T00:17:27.197

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:42:20.313

Link: CVE-2026-38345

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-38345 - Bugzilla