CVE-2026-124308
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 Use-After-Free via DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs because decompressPicture clears m_subPicExtTasks without waiting for pending tasks. Attackers can supply a crafted multi-subpicture VVC bitstream to decoders using two or more threads, causing heap memory corruption or a decoder crash.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.8
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 Use-After-Free via DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs because decompressPicture clears m_subPicExtTasks without waiting for pending tasks. Attackers can supply a crafted multi-subpicture VVC bitstream to decoders using two or more threads, causing heap memory corruption or a decoder crash.
- Record
CVE-2026-124308- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
EUVDEUVD-2026-119278
5.8
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs because decompressPicture clears m_subPicExtTasks without waiting for pending tasks. Attackers can supply a crafted multi-subpicture VVC bitstream to decoders using two or more threads, causing heap memory corruption or a decoder crash.
- Record
EUVD-2026-119278- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-07
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g75c-jvvc-4qf4
5.8
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon:...
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs because decompressPicture clears m_subPicExtTasks without waiting for pending tasks. Attackers can supply a crafted multi-subpicture VVC bitstream to decoders using two or more threads, causing heap memory corruption or a decoder crash.
- Record
GHSA-g75c-jvvc-4qf4- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
NVD
5.8
Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in DecLibRecon::createSubPicRefBufs because decompressPicture clears m_subPicExtTasks without waiting for pending tasks. Attackers can supply a crafted multi-subpicture VVC bitstream to decoders using two or more threads, causing heap memory corruption or a decoder crash.
- Record
CVE-2026-124308- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-124308 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Fraunhoferhhi Vvdec, published November 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/issues/403
github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/issues/392
github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/commit/8a0def8ba6050412d33e69a6f1e66e287b039083
github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/blob/v3.2.0/source/Lib/DecoderLib/DecLibRecon.cpp
github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec
vulncheck.com/advisories/fraunhofer-hhi-vvdec-before-3.2.1-use-after-free-via-declibrecon-createsubpicrefbufs
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124308
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g75c-jvvc-4qf4