Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Important 2026-07-24T19:54:11 ffmpeg: FFmpeg: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PGS/SUP subtitle file 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-787

FFmpeg 7.0 through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 4da9812, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vf_quirc filter that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted PGS/SUP subtitle file with mismatched frame dimensions. Attackers can provide a subtitle file whose second presentation has larger dimensions than its first, causing av_image_copy_plane() to copy data exceeding the initial allocation size into the undersized libquirc grayscale image buffer, resulting in heap corruption and process crash with potential for code execution.

A flaw was found in FFmpeg's `vf_quirc` filter, which handles subtitle processing. A remote attacker can exploit this heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability by providing a specially crafted PGS/SUP subtitle file. This file, with mismatched frame dimensions, can cause the software to write data beyond the allocated memory buffer. Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, a process crash, and potentially arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run malicious code on the affected system.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected ffmpeg Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-azure-rocm-rhel9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Affected rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9 Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) Affected rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-66041 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66041 https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4da9812e25894fb51d62a8875cfa8eb39b5e20f5 https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23625 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-heap-out-of-bounds-write-via-vf-quirc-filter