CVE-2019-20171 Denial of service in n/a
Memory leaks in GPAC allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory through 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-2019-20171?
CVE-2019-20171 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20171?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20171?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-20171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20171, GHSA-64wp-hfmx-h9xx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20171.