CVE-2022-3957 GPAC SVG Parser svg_attributes.c svg_parse_preserveaspectratio memory leak
A memory leak in the GPAC SVG parser allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-3957?
CVE-2022-3957 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 11 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GPAC. Affected by this vulnerability is the function svg_parse_preserveaspectratio of the file scenegraph/svg_attributes.c of the component SVG Parser. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. The name of the patch is 2191e66aa7df750e8ef01781b1930bea87b713bb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213463.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3957?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2022-3957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3957, GHSA-9hxm-qqg6-q8f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3957.