CVE-2021-40565

Description

A Segmentation fault caused by a null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Gpac through 1.0.1 via the gf_avc_parse_nalu function in av_parsers.c when using mp4box, which causes a denial of service.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1902 third party advisory
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/893fb99b606eebfae46cde151846a980e689039b third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40565?
CVE-2021-40565 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-40565?
To fix CVE-2021-40565, 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-2021-40565 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-40565 is being actively exploited. 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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