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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2019-20630

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a heap-based buffer over-read in BS_ReadByte (called from gf_bs_read_bit) in utils/bitstream.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published