Heap-based buffer overflow in GPAC - CVE-2019-20161
Published: January 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23868
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20161
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GPAC
Affected software:
GPAC
GPAC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "ReadGF_IPMPX_WatermarkingInit()" function in "odf/ipmpx_code.c" file. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20161
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.