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CVE-2021-40568

Published: 13 January 2022

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Gpac through 1.0.1 via a malformed MP4 file in the svc_parse_slice function in av_parsers.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
gpac
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal Needs triage

hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needs triage

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
mantic Does not exist

trusty Needs triage

upstream Needs triage

xenial Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/f1ae01d745200a258cdf62622f71754c37cb6c30

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H