CVE-2018-20761 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in GPAC's scene manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-20761?
CVE-2018-20761 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 6 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GPAC version 0.7.1 and earlier has a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the gf_sm_load_init function in scene_manager.c in libgpac_static.a.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20761?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Gpac Project Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20761?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-20761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20761, GHSA-7vg9-jpp6-29qg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20761.