What is CVE-2023-5998?

CVE-2023-5998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-5998?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Gpac

CVE-2023-5998

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository gpac/gpac prior to 2.3.0-DEV.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-11-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gpac
Gpac Gpac/gpac — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

huntr.com/bounties/ea02a231-b688-422b-a881-ef415bcf6113 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/db74835944548fc3bdf03121b0e012373bdebb3e (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5998?: CVE-2023-5998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gpac, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-5998?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.