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TI-2021-17596 Aliases CVE-2021-40574GHSA-rh4w-p52r-wx7r

The binary MP4Box in Gpac from 0.9.0-preview to 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in…

Priority LOW 37CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The binary MP4Box in Gpac from 0.9.0-preview to 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_text_get_utf8_line function in load_text.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01424 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0 – 1.0.1Vulnerablegpac
  • cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 – 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·gpac

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40574
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh4w-p52r-wx7r

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-25004 An issue was discovered in gpac version 2.3-DEV-rev588-g7edc40fee-master, allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-43085 GPAC v2.4.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read in the oggdmx_parse_tags function. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-00295 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in gpac/gpac CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25341 Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GPAC version 2.3-DEV-rev617-g671976fcc-master… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-02661 NULL Pointer Dereference in gpac/gpac CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-22173 GPAC NHML Demuxer (dmx_nhml.c) Vulnerable to Stack Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
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Sources

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