VDB-241955 · CVE-2023-5520 · Nessus 225810

GPAC up to 2.2.1 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-5520. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to 2.2.2.

The weakness was published 10/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5520 since 10/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 225810 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : GPAC vulnerabilities (USN-7320-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5692dc729491805e0e5f55c21d50ba1e6b19e88e 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 Tenable (225810). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.7
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 225810
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : GPAC vulnerabilities (USN-7320-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: GPAC 2.2.2
Patch: 5692dc729491805e0e5f55c21d50ba1e6b19e88e

Timelineinfo

10/11/2023 🔍
10/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2025 +660 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5692dc729491805e0e5f55c21d50ba1e6b19e88e
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241955

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2023 21:09
Updated: 08/01/2025 04:52
Changes: 10/11/2023 21:09 (49), 10/31/2023 09:09 (1), 10/31/2023 09:13 (11), 03/05/2025 18:14 (18), 08/01/2025 04:52 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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