CVE-2026-38345: FFmpeg FFmpeg vulnerability
Published Aug 27, 2026
·Updated
A Division-by-Zero vulnerability in the ffswsinitsinglecontext function (/libswscale/utils.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
Affected Software
1 affected component
FFmpeg FFmpeg=N-122528-gdd2976b9e1
Event History
Aug 27, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
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What impact can exploitation have?
The reported impact is denial of service caused by a division-by-zero condition in ff_sws_init_single_context in libswscale/utils.c.
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What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
An attacker needs to supply crafted input that reaches the affected FFmpeg libswscale code path.