NULL pointer dereference in GPAC - CVE-2021-4043
Published: October 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97935
CSH Severity: High
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4043
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
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 NULL pointer dereference within the gitn_box_del() function in isomedia/box_code_base.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted media file, trigger a NULL pointer dereference error and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-4043
Install update from vendor's website.