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CVE-2026-30998 (GCVE-0-2026-30998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-13 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-13 19:10
VLAI
Summary
An improper resource deallocation and closure vulnerability in the tools/zmqsend.c component of FFmpeg v8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input file.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-13 19:09 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
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