CVE-2019-20165 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2019-20165?

CVE-2019-20165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Dec 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

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function ilst_item_Read() in isomedia/box_code_apple.c.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20165?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gpac Gpac.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20165?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-20165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20165, GHSA-qw33-m8q7-rggj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20165.