Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in wavpack_encode_init() in libavcodec/wavpackenc.c that causes an infinite loop when computing block size from sample rate and channel count. Attackers can supply a crafted audio file, such as a WAV header declaring a huge sample rate with many channels, to hang applications transcoding to WavPack.
Published: 2026-11-09
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in wavpack_encode_init() in libavcodec/wavpackenc.c that causes an infinite loop when computing block size from sample rate and channel count. Attackers can supply a crafted audio file, such as a WAV header declaring a huge sample rate with many channels, to hang applications transcoding to WavPack.
Title FFmpeg through 9.0.2 WavPack Encoder Integer Overflow Infinite Loop via wavpack_encode_init
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T19:11:45.135Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T18:15:24.311Z

Link: CVE-2026-125234

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-09T19:17:01.443

Modified: 2026-11-09T19:17:01.443

Link: CVE-2026-125234

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