Description
MP4Box is a component of GPAC-2.0.0, which is a widely-used third-party package on RPM Fusion. When MP4Box tries to parse a MP4 file, it calls the function `diST_box_read()` to read from video. In this function, it allocates a buffer `str` with fixed length. However, content read from `bs` is controllable by user, so is the length, which causes a buffer overflow.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | gpac | gpac 2.0.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | gpac | 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 | DSA-5411-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | gpac | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DSA-5411-1 gpac - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026