NULL pointer dereference in GPAC - CVE-2021-4043
Published: October 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97935
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 6.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4043
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
GPAC
How to mitigate CVE-2021-4043
Install update from vendor's website.
GPAC - update to 2.0.0