Stack Buffer Overflow in FFmpeg SDT implementation
CVE-2026-39214 is a stack buffer overflow in FFmpeg's Service Description Table (SDT) implementation. According to the provided reporting, the flaw was introduced in 2003 and remained latent for approximately 23 years. The available context identifies the bug class and affected component, but does not provide the specific vulnerable function, code path, or trigger condition beyond the SDT implementation itself.
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Stack buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg's SDT implementation.
One of nine FFmpeg vulnerabilities identified by an autonomous AI agent; the FFmpeg findings are described as mostly heap or stack overflows in parsers and demuxers.
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