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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-40564
"Gpac MP4Box Null Pointer Denial of Service"
Description

A Segmentation fault caused by null pointer dereference vulnerability eists in Gpac through 1.0.2 via the avc_parse_slice function in av_parsers.c when using mp4box, which causes a denial of service.

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Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40564 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The GPAC packages have a vulnerability that can lead to a denial of service; upgrading to the latest version addresses this issue.
  • Upgrade the GPAC packages to the latest version.
  • For Debian-based systems, ensure version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 or later is installed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-40564 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2021-40564.

URL Resource
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/cf6771c857eb9a290e2c19ddacfdd3ed98b27618 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1898 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/cf6771c857eb9a290e2c19ddacfdd3ed98b27618 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1898 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-40564 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-40564 weaknesses.

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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Born at : Oct. 22, 2024, 11:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 52 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-40564 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40564 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/cf6771c857eb9a290e2c19ddacfdd3ed98b27618
    Added Reference https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1898
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411
  • 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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2022

    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:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/cf6771c857eb9a290e2c19ddacfdd3ed98b27618 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/cf6771c857eb9a290e2c19ddacfdd3ed98b27618 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1898 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1898 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.2
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.22211

percentile