CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-40571

Double Free

Published: Jan 13, 2022 | Modified: May 27, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the ilst_box_read function in box_code_apple.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Gpac Gpac 1.0.1 (including) 1.0.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References