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TI-2026-69653 Aliases CVE-2026-107696GHSA-jmpw-6qm3-5h67

Infinite loop in FFmpeg RTSP redirect handling

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 follows RTSP 3xx redirects in ff_rtsp_connect() without any redirect limit, which creates an infinite loop (CWE-835). An attacker who controls an RTSP server can answer every request with a 302 redirect to itself or another server, causing endless reconnects that saturate a CPU core. The attacker needs no privileges, and the attack requires passive participation from a user. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in ff_rtsp_connect() in libavformat/rtsp.c that follows RTSP 3xx redirects without any redirect limit. Attackers controlling an RTSP server can answer every request with a 302 redirect to itself or another server, causing endless reconnects that saturate a CPU core.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FFmpegFFmpegup to 9.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • FFmpeg VendorFFmpeg Affected up to 9.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0.2VulnerableFFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·FFmpeg

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for FFmpeg. Red Hat rates this Moderate and lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 and Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) as affected with no plan available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107696
  2. 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-jmpw-6qm3-5h67
  3. 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-09 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-09 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-19015 FFmpeg git-master before commit d5873b was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component libavutil/iamf.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-21238 FFmpeg 7.0 contains a heap-buffer-overflow at libavfilter/vf_tiltandshift.c:189:5 in copy_column. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2023-06050 Ffmpeg: null pointer dereference in ffmpeg hls parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-28420 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ffmpeg v.N113007-g8d24a28d06 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-27357 FFmpeg v.n6.1-3-g466799d4f5 allows a heap-based buffer overflow via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2023-27044 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FFmpeg version n6.1-3-g466799d4f5, allows a local… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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