GPAC up to 2.3.x heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GPAC up to 2.3.x. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-1655. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GPAC up to 2.3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to 2.4.0.

The weakness was published 03/27/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1655 since 03/27/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e7f96c2d3774e4ea25f952bcdf55af1dd6e919f4 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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-23884). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GPAC 2.4.0
Patch: e7f96c2d3774e4ea25f952bcdf55af1dd6e919f4

Timelineinfo

03/27/2023 🔍
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08/11/2025 +868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: e7f96c2d3774e4ea25f952bcdf55af1dd6e919f4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224065
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2023 18:19
Updated: 08/11/2025 23:39
Changes: 03/27/2023 18:19 (50), 04/15/2023 15:18 (1), 04/15/2023 15:24 (11), 08/11/2025 23:39 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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