FFmpeg before commit 65b0dab contains an out-of-bounds read in the DASH demuxer (libavformat/dashdec.c). When a live DASH manifest is refreshed with a startNumber that is lower than the previous value, the current sequence number is driven negative. The fragment retrieval function checked only the upper bound before indexing the fragments array, allowing a negative index to be used and causing an out-of-bounds read. A malicious or misconfigured DASH server can trigger this by serving a live manifest with a decreasing startNumber across a manifest refresh.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-out-of-bounds-read-in-dash-demuxer-via-dashdec-c
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24093
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/65b0dab903e5975e036b30ecc58f5935d4f151e0
Published: 2026-08-19
Updated: 2026-08-20
Base Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00261