CVE-2019-20171: Medium severity gpac mp4box vulnerability

Published Dec 30, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metxNew in isomedia/boxcodebase.c and abstRead in isomedia/boxcodeadobe.c.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metxNew in isomedia/boxcodebase.c and abstRead in isomedia/boxcodeadobe.c.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Gpac GPAC>=0.5.2<=0.8.0
Gpac GPAC=0.9.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Gpac GPAC=0.8.0

Event History

Dec 30, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:53 PM
Description
Dec 31, 2019
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20171?

CVE-2019-20171 has a medium severity due to the potential for memory leaks in the affected versions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-20171?

To fix CVE-2019-20171, update GPAC to version 0.9.0 or later, or apply any provided patches.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-20171?

CVE-2019-20171 affects GPAC versions 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109.

4

What type of issue is CVE-2019-20171?

CVE-2019-20171 is a vulnerability that involves memory leaks.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2019-20171?

As of now, there is no publicly available exploit specifically targeting CVE-2019-20171.

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