Out-of-bounds Read The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package gpac  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GPAC-2940863
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed28 Jun 2022

Introduced: 28 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-40606  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gpac package and not the gpac package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The gf_bs_write_data function in GPAC 1.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file in the MP4Box command.