CVE-2026-70631

FFmpeg 0.5 < 9.0 Uninitialized Heap Memory Read in TIFF Decoder

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2026 at 09:25 PM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 03:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFFMPEG

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

FFmpeg versions from 0.5 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory disclosure vulnerability in the native TIFF decoder in libavcodec/tiff.c. An attacker who can cause FFmpeg to decode a crafted TIFF file can supply a valid Deflate-compressed strip that terminates successfully after producing fewer bytes than the declared strip requires. The tiff_unpack_zlib() function allocates a heap buffer sized for the full declared strip but copies all declared rows via memcpy() regardless of how many bytes zlib actually decompressed, causing unwritten bytes that can contain stale data from prior heap allocations to be incorporated into decoded image output and potentially exposing sensitive data in persistent services.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.5 ≤ v < 90.5
Affected range stops below 9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-908

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