High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-40574
CVE-2021-40574
Description
The binary MP4Box in Gpac from 0.9.0-preview to 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_text_get_utf8_line function in load_text.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.
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Affected products
4- Gpac/MP4Boxdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/30ac5e5236b790accd1f25347eebf2dc8c6c1bcbnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1897nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/gpac/gpac/blob/v0.9.0-preview/src/filters/load_text.cnvdProduct
- github.com/gpac/gpac/blob/v0.9.0-preview/src/filters/load_text.cnvdProduct
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