| Name | CVE-2021-40568 |
| Description | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Gpac through 1.0.1 via a malformed MP4 file in the svc_parse_slice function in av_parsers.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5411-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gpac (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gpac | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| gpac | source | buster | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| gpac | source | bullseye | 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 | | DSA-5411-1 | |
| gpac | source | (unstable) | 2.0.0+dfsg1-2 | | | |
Notes
[buster] - gpac <end-of-life> (EOL in buster LTS)
[stretch] - gpac <end-of-life> (No longer supported in LTS)
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1900
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/f1ae01d745200a258cdf62622f71754c37cb6c30 (v2.0.0)