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Use After Free

CVE-2021-45291

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

The "gf_dump_setup" function in GPAC before v2.0.0 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (Invalid memory address dereference) via a crafted file in the MP4Box command.

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

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability occurs when the application is using a pointer to memory that has been freed. Any attempt to read/write to a buffer after it is de-allocated allows memory corruption, sensitive information exposure, and can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published