What is CVE-2021-40944?

CVE-2021-40944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-40944?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Gpac

CVE-2021-40944

In GPAC MP4Box 1.1.0, there is a Null pointer reference in the function gf_filter_pid_get_packet function in src/filter_core/filter_pid.c:5394, as demonstrated by GPAC. This can cause a denial of service (DOS).

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th 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 1.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40944?: CVE-2021-40944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-40944?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.