CVE-2021-40609 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in GPAC via a crafted file processed by MP4Box, affecting applications using this library.
- 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-2021-40609?
CVE-2021-40609 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 28 Jun 2022. 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
The GetHintFormat function in GPAC 1.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file in the MP4Box command.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40609?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40609?
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-2021-40609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40609, GHSA-wcg2-65xp-2wc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40609.