CVE-2022-1222 Inf loop in gpac/gpac

Medium 4.0 Published 4 Apr 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An infinite loop in the GPAC library allows attackers to cause a 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: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-1222?

CVE-2022-1222 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 4 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Inf loop in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to 2.1.0-DEV.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1222?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gpac Gpac.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1222?

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-2022-1222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Gpac Gpac vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1222, GHSA-wwh4-wjhp-4xrg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1222.