What is CVE-2022-1172?

CVE-2022-1172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-1172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1172 known to be exploited?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Gpac

CVE-2022-1172

Null Pointer Dereference Caused Segmentation Fault in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to 2.1.0-DEV.

Published 2022-03-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gpac
Gpac Gpac/gpac — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Joe1sn/Joe1sn

References

huntr.dev/bounties/a26cb79c-9257-4fbf-98c5-a5a331efa264 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/55a183e6b8602369c04ea3836e05436a79fbc7f8 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1172?: CVE-2022-1172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-1172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1172 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.