Out-of-bounds Write Affecting gpac package, versions <1.0.1+dfsg1-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GPAC-1726778
  • published 28 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 22 Sep 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 gpac to version 1.0.1+dfsg1-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gpac package and not the gpac package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in gpac 0.8.0. The OD_ReadUTF8String function in odf_code.c has a heap-based buffer overflow which can lead to a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted media file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High