CVE-2023-48090 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published 20 Nov 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A memory leak in GPAC's M3U8 parser allows attackers to cause resource exhaustion and denial of service.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2023-48090?

CVE-2023-48090 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 20 Nov 2023. 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 2.3-DEV-rev617-g671976fcc-master is vulnerable to memory leaks in extract_attributes media_tools/m3u8.c:329.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48090?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gpac Gpac.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2023-48090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Gpac Gpac vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-48090, GHSA-xrmf-4mwm-vr8j, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48090.