Description
An integer overflow in the hScale16To19_c() function (libswscale/output.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted image file.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Integer Overflow in FFmpeg Scaling Function Leads to Denial of Service ffmpeg: FFmpeg: Denial of Service via crafted image file due to integer overflow
References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Integer Overflow in FFmpeg Scaling Function Leads to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-190

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An integer overflow in the hScale16To19_c() function (libswscale/output.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted image file.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:45:59.629Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-38349

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T00:17:27.630

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:17:27.690

Link: CVE-2026-38349

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2026-38349 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:00:15Z

Weaknesses