Heap Buffer Overflow in FFmpeg DASH Demuxer
CVE-2026-39218 is a heap buffer overflow in FFmpeg's DASH demuxer. The provided content identifies it as a memory corruption flaw introduced in 2017 and assigned one of the FFmpeg CVEs disclosed by Depthfirst. No vulnerable function, code path, trigger condition, or patch details are provided in the supplied material beyond the affected component and vulnerability class.
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Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg's DASH demuxer.
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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