CVE-2026-125258 FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Division by Zero via dovi_configure_ext() in dovi_rpuenc.c

Medium 5.7 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-125258?

CVE-2026-125258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg, published on 9 Nov 2026.

Official description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability in dovi_configure_ext() in libavcodec/dovi_rpuenc.c that allows attackers to crash the process via an unvalidated frame rate denominator. Attackers can supply a crafted HEVC or AV1 input with a nonzero frame rate numerator and zero denominator to the dovi_rpu bitstream filter or libx265, libaom, or libsvtav1 encoders, causing denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-369

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125258?

How do I fix CVE-2026-125258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-125258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8qc4-38fg-fxc3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-125258.

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