MEDIUMCVSS v3.1 5.5Vulnerability

CVE-2026-125073

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in bit_allocation() in libavcodec/imc.c that allows attackers to hang decoding by supplying audio blocks with a negative bit budget. Attackers can craft IMC or IAC audio files that drive freebits negative, causing the reduction loop to never terminate and consuming 100% CPU.

Properties

Severity
MEDIUM
Nvd fetched at
2026-11-10T23:33:48.924589+00:00
Epss score
0.00165
Cvss score
5.5
Cvss severity
MEDIUM
Retrieved at
2026-11-10T23:35:17+00:00
Score
5.5
Last source
FIRST EPSS
Cvss version
3.1
Cve id
CVE-2026-125073
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
First seen by Signal
2026-11-09T23:18:14+00:00
Name
CVE-2026-125073
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published at
2026-11-09T19:16:50.140
Last modified
2026-11-10T21:46:41.083
Epss percentile
0.0573

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