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A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 0.7.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function gf_sm_load_init of the file scene_manager.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20761. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability has been found in GPAC up to 0.7.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gf_sm_load_init of the file scene_manager.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GPAC version 0.7.2 and earlier has a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the gf_sm_load_init function in scene_manager.c in libgpac_static.a.

The bug was discovered 12/22/2018. The weakness was published 02/06/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20761 since 02/06/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176694 (Debian Security Update for gpac (DLA 1693-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-114187, VDB-130584, VDB-130586 and VDB-130587. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• GPAC

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• 0.7.0
• 0.7.1
• 0.7.2

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• open-source

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