# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3957, GHSA-9hxm-qqg6-q8f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3957

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime), CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3957?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gpac Gpac.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3957?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## 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

- [CVE-2023-46427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46427/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46932/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-36190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36190/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-28300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28300/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11558/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3957 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3957 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-2022-3957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3957/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3957
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3957
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3957

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3957/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.