8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-21861
GPAC Project Buffer Overflow Vuln
Description

An exploitable integer truncation vulnerability exists within the MPEG-4 decoding functionality of the GPAC Project on Advanced Content library v1.0.1. When processing the 'hdlr' FOURCC code, a specially crafted MPEG-4 input can cause an improper memory allocation 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. 16, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 31, 2022, 6:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21861 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
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2021-21861.

URL Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1298 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4966 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21861 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21861 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2022

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

    Oct. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4966 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4966 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CWE NIST CWE-681
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4966 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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-2021-1298 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1298 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.54992

percentile

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