# CVE-2024-6064: GPAC MP4Box loader_xmt.c xmt_node_end use after free

> A use-after-free flaw in GPAC's MP4Box allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted files.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6064, GHSA-6r4x-gvmf-4gw2, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6064

## What is CVE-2024-6064?

CVE-2024-6064 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 17 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in GPAC 2.5-DEV-rev228-g11067ea92-master. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmt_node_end of the file src/scene_manager/loader_xmt.c of the component MP4Box. The manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is f4b3e4d2f91bc1749e7a924a8ab171af03a355a8/c1b9c794bad8f262c56f3cf690567980d96662f5. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-268792.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6064?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gpac Gpac.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6064?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6064 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6064 exists.

## 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-2024-6064 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6064 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 17 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6064 exists.

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-2024-6064/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6064/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6064
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6064
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6064

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6064/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.