During this period, work focused on enhancing the stability and safety of the FFmpeg/FFmpeg repository’s Dirac decoding path. Using C programming and expertise in buffer management and video processing, a critical bug fix was delivered to prevent heap overflows by enlarging the mctmp buffer to accommodate worst-case memory usage. The decoding loop was also refined to exit cleanly when no output rows remain, improving robustness under extreme input conditions. The solution was validated through collaboration with external researchers, ensuring reliability. This targeted engineering effort addressed a complex memory management issue, contributing to the overall resilience of the video decoding process.