What is CVE-2021-40573?

CVE-2021-40573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-40573?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40573 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Double Free in Gpac

CVE-2021-40573

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_list_del function in list.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.007 (49.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gpac — versions 1.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

s-cube-xmu/Bug_

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40573?: CVE-2021-40573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-40573?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40573 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.