What is CVE-2022-43040?

CVE-2022-43040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43040 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Gpac

CVE-2022-43040

GPAC 2.1-DEV-rev368-gfd054169b-master was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function gf_isom_box_dump_start_ex at /isomedia/box_funcs.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gpac
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43040?: CVE-2022-43040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43040 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.