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FFmpeg 3.0 < 9.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 335157
Synopsis
The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of FFmpeg installed on the remote host is 3.0 or later but prior to 9.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- An uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native RSCC decoder (libavcodec/rscc.c) allows attackers to disclose heap memory contents by supplying a crafted video file with a compressed tile that decompresses fewer bytes than the declared tile geometry requires. (CVE-2026-70629)
- An uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native Screenpresso decoder (libavcodec/screenpresso.c) allows attackers to recover sensitive memory contents by supplying a crafted SPV1 packet with a valid zlib stream that decompresses fewer bytes than the full frame requires. (CVE-2026-70630)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to FFmpeg version 9.0 or later.See Also
https://ffmpeg.org/security.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 335157
File Name: ffmpeg_CVE-2026-70629.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/13/2026
Updated: 8/13/2026
Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.76
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70629
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg
Required KB Items: installed_sw/FFmpeg
Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-70629, CVE-2026-70630
CWE: 908