CVE-2026-39213 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg’s yuv4mpegenc component. The issue was reported as having been introduced in 2023. Available information identifies the flaw class and affected component, but does not provide the specific vulnerable function, code path, or triggering input structure. Successful exploitation would involve crafted media-processing input reaching the yuv4mpegenc encoding path and causing an out-of-bounds write on heap-allocated memory.
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Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg yuv4mpegenc.
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.
One of nine CVE-backed FFmpeg vulnerabilities in a campaign spanning demuxers, muxers, codecs, RTP handling, scaling, and command-line parsing.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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