8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-21852
GPAC Project MPEG-4 Parser Overflow
Description

Multiple exploitable integer overflow vulnerabilities exist within the MPEG-4 decoding functionality of the GPAC Project on Advanced Content library v1.0.1. A specially crafted MPEG-4 input at “stss” decoder can cause an integer overflow due to unchecked arithmetic resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow that causes memory corruption. An attacker can convince a user to open a video to trigger this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 27, 2023, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21852 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gpac gpac
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-21852.

URL Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Broken Link Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21852 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Broken Link, Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Talos CWE-680
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1297 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.31 }} 0.05%

score

0.69742

percentile

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