NULL pointer dereference in GPAC - CVE-2019-20163
Published: January 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23870
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-2019-20163
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference error in the "gf_odf_avc_cfg_write_bs()" function in "odf/descriptors.c" file. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20163
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..