CVE-2021-40574
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGpac
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The binary MP4Box in Gpac from 0.9.0-preview to 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_text_get_utf8_line function in load_text.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/30ac5e5236b790accd1f25347eebf2dc8c6c1bcbExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1897Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-415
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