VDB-220929 · CVE-2023-0819 · EUVD-2023-12823

GPAC up to 2.2.x heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GPAC up to 2.2.x. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-0819. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.2.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to v2.3.0-DEV.

The weakness was shared 02/14/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0819 since 02/13/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257904 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-0819), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.3.0-DEV eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d067ab3ccdeaa340e8c045a0fd5bcfc22b809e8f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (257904) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-12823). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Name

GPAC

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 257904
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-0819

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: GPAC 2.3.0-DEV
Patch: d067ab3ccdeaa340e8c045a0fd5bcfc22b809e8f

Timelineinfo

02/13/2023 🔍
02/14/2023 +1 days 🔍
02/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: d067ab3ccdeaa340e8c045a0fd5bcfc22b809e8f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220929
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2023 14:40
Updated: 08/30/2025 19:27
Changes: 02/14/2023 14:40 (50), 03/12/2023 15:02 (1), 03/12/2023 15:03 (11), 07/12/2025 19:51 (17), 08/30/2025 19:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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