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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2025-7797 EUVD-2025-21911GHSA-45x8-4rg4-4ffp

GPAC dash_client.c gf_dash_download_init_segment null pointer dereference

Published Jul 18, 2025 · Updated Jul 18, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

Description

A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— GPAC 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 —

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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