Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-82821FLVMeta AMF Object Parsing amf.c amf_object_get null pointer dereference
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in FLVMeta. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in FLVMeta up to 1.2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function amf_object_get of the file src/amf.c of the component AMF Object Parsing. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 52642f7dfb76ec7334016622dde60b1ae963d79b. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The project maintainer doubts the security impact: "While I acknowledged the bugs and provided fixes, I have yet to see any way to exploit these alleged vulnerabilities."
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | flvmeta | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Debian:13 | flvmeta | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Debian:14 | flvmeta | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | flvmeta | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | flvmeta | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | flvmeta | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82821 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | flvmeta | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-82821 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-397244 | FLVMeta AMF Object Parsing amf.c amf_object_get null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-397244 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-82821 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #876597 | flvmeta 1.2.2 SEGV third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/noirotm/flvmeta/issues/28 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/raind20001020/Poc/blob/main/flvmeta_SEGV exploit
- https://github.com/noirotm/flvmeta/commit/52642f7dfb76ec7334016622dde60b1ae963d79b patch