CVE-2018-20763

Public Exploit

Description

In GPAC 0.7.1 and earlier, gf_text_get_utf8_line in media_tools/text_import.c in libgpac_static.a allows an out-of-bounds write because of missing szLineConv bounds checking.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00040.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/1c449a34fe0b50aaffb881bfb9d7c5ab0bb18cdd third party advisory patch
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1188 third party advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3926-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20763?
CVE-2018-20763 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20763?
To fix CVE-2018-20763, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20763 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20763 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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