CVE-2020-22679 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted input due to a memory leak in GPAC's MP4Box tool.
- 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-2020-22679?
CVE-2020-22679 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 12 Oct 2021. 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
Memory leak in the sgpd_parse_entry function in MP4Box in gpac 0.8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22679?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2020-22679?
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-2020-22679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22679, GHSA-m5jc-wwpp-562g.