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CVE-2026-125234VulnerabilityPublished Updated

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in wavpack_encode_init() in libavcodec/wavpackenc.c

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125234· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 22:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10ffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2
  • =7:8.1-3ubuntu3
  • =7:8.1.2-2ubuntu2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4 – 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm5
11 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 7:6.0-6ubuntu1 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm15
22 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 7:4.4-6ubuntu5 – 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm17
24 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 7:4.1.4-1build2 – 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm18
26 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 7:3.3.4-2 – 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
30 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should monitor vendor advisories and update FFmpeg to a fixed version once available. Until then, avoid processing untrusted or malformed audio files that could trigger this vulnerability.

Description

FFmpeg versions through 9.0.2 contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the wavpack_encode_init() function within libavcodec/wavpackenc.c. This flaw causes an infinite loop when calculating block size from the sample rate and channel count. An attacker can exploit this by supplying a crafted audio file with a large sample rate and many channels, causing applications transcoding to WavPack to hang.

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