CVE-2019-20169: Use After Free

Published Dec 30, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There is a use-after-free in the function trakRead() in isomedia/boxcodebase.c.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Gpac GPAC=0.8.0
Gpac GPAC=0.9.0

Event History

Dec 30, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:54 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20169?

CVE-2019-20169 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential use-after-free issue that can lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-20169?

To fix CVE-2019-20169, update to a patched version of GPAC that addresses the use-after-free vulnerability.

3

Which versions of GPAC are affected by CVE-2019-20169?

CVE-2019-20169 affects GPAC versions 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2019-20169?

CVE-2019-20169 is a use-after-free vulnerability found in the trak_Read() function in GPAC.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-20169?

For more information about CVE-2019-20169, refer to the issue report on the official GPAC GitHub repository.

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