CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-48958

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Published: Dec 07, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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gpac 2.3-DEV-rev617-g671976fcc-master contains memory leaks in gf_mpd_resolve_url media_tools/mpd.c:4589.

Weakness

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GpacGpac2.3-dev-rev617-g671976fcc-master (including)2.3-dev-rev617-g671976fcc-master (including)
GpacUbuntubionic*
GpacUbuntufocal*
GpacUbuntulunar*
GpacUbuntutrusty*
GpacUbuntutrusty/esm*
GpacUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

  • Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone.
  • For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.
  • When using Xcode to target OS X or iOS, enable automatic reference counting (ARC) [REF-391].
  • To help correctly and consistently manage memory when programming in C++, consider using a smart pointer class such as std::auto_ptr (defined by ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 14882:2003), std::shared_ptr and std::unique_ptr (specified by an upcoming revision of the C++ standard, informally referred to as C++ 1x), or equivalent solutions such as Boost.

References