https://www.infoq.com InfoQ FFmpeg Video Codec News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/07/pixelsmash-vulnerability/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=FFmpeg+Video+Codec-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/07/pixelsmash-vulnerability/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1785042241189.jpg"/><p>JFrog Security Research revealed "PixelSmash," a vulnerability in the FFmpeg media framework, allowing for Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service attacks. Present for sixteen years, it affects numerous applications using the MagicYUV decoder. Exploitation requires only a crafted media file. Users are advised to check for the vulnerability and apply patches or disable the decoder if necessary.</p> <i>By Olimpiu Pop</i> Streaming Video Video Codec FFmpeg Video Codec Security Vulnerabilities Security Development DevOps news Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:09:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/07/pixelsmash-vulnerability/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=FFmpeg+Video+Codec-news Olimpiu Pop 2026-07-26T09:09:00Z /news/2026/07/pixelsmash-vulnerability/en