CVE-2021-40562: Medium severity gpac mp4box vulnerability
Published Jan 12, 2022
·Updated
A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in Gpac through 1.0.1 using mp4box via the naludmxenqueueordispatch function in reframenalu.c, which causes a denial of service.
Affected Software
2 affected componentsFixes available
debian/gpac<=0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-5
1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u32.2.1+dfsg1-3
Gpac GPAC<=1.0.1
Remediation
Event History
Jan 12, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2021-40562?
CVE-2021-40562 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
2
How do I fix CVE-2021-40562?
To address CVE-2021-40562, update GPAC to version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u3 or 2.2.1+dfsg1-3 or a later version.
3
What impact does CVE-2021-40562 have on systems?
CVE-2021-40562 can lead to a segmentation fault resulting in a denial of service when using the mp4box tool in GPAC.
4
Which versions of GPAC are vulnerable to CVE-2021-40562?
GPAC versions up to and including 1.0.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2021-40562.
5
Is CVE-2021-40562 specific to any platform?
CVE-2021-40562 primarily affects GPAC software on Debian systems.