CVE-2026-120458

Medium

Description

Kvazaar through 2.3.2 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in read_header() in src/encmain.c that allows attackers to hang the command-line encoder by supplying a truncated Y4M header. Attackers can provide a crafted .y4m file lacking a terminating newline, causing unchecked EOF reads that hang the process indefinitely while consuming a full CPU core.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductKvazaar
PublishedNov 2, 2026
First seenNov 4, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Ultra Video Group Kvazaarv ≤ 2.3.2—

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