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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CVE-2021-40607

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

The "schm_box_size" function in GPAC prior to 2.0.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file in the MP4Box command.

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

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published