CVE-2021-21859
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2021 at 07:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxGpac
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An exploitable integer truncation vulnerability exists within the MPEG-4 decoding functionality of the GPAC Project on Advanced Content library v1.0.1. The stri_box_read function is used when processing atoms using the 'stri' FOURCC code. An attacker can convince a user to open a video to trigger this vulnerability.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1298Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4966CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-680CWE-190
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