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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2025-70116 EUVD-2025-209979GHSA-6f3g-p975-cjv5

A NULL pointer dereference in GPAC MP4Box: when parsing certain truncated MP4 files, an unknown/invalid stsd entry can result in missing de…

Published May 27, 2026 · Updated May 30, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in GPAC MP4Box: when parsing certain truncated MP4 files, an unknown/invalid stsd entry can result in missing descriptor fields (e.g., codec/mime/profile strings). gf_media_map_esd then calls strlen() on a NULL pointer, triggering a crash (ASan SEGV).

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 11 gpac No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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 —

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