Description
A vulnerability was detected in GPAC up to f1219cde. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gf_node_get_field of the file scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the component MP4Box. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version abi-16.23 addresses this issue. The patch is named 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a. The affected component should be upgraded.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GPAC | f1219cde | abi-16.23 |
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.
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 | — |
References
- VDB-403162 | GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_get_field heap-based overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-403162 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-90577 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #913216 | GPAC x up to commit f1219cde (2026-07-25) Memory Corruption third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3816 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Vuln-GPAC-MP4Box-Heap-Buffer-Overflow-in-gf_node_get_field.md exploit
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a patch
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/releases/tag/abi-16.23 patch
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/ product