CVE-2022-24577 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24577 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-24577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 14 Mar 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Gpac Gpac. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24577/index.md)
A NULL pointer dereference in GPAC's UTF-8 function allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- 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-2022-24577?
CVE-2022-24577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 14 Mar 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
GPAC 1.0.1 is affected by a NULL pointer dereference in gf_utf8_wcslen. (gf_utf8_wcslen is a renamed Unicode utf8_wcslen function.)
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24577?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24577?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2022-24577 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24577, GHSA-8xq6-74c8-gq55, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24577.