Use-after-free in GPAC MP4Box allows denial of service via crafted MP4
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
GPAC Project MP4Box before 2.5 contains a heap use-after-free (CWE-416) in the dasher_flush_segment function. A local attacker can cause a denial of service by getting a user to open a crafted MP4 file.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A heap use-after-free in the dasher_flush_segment function (/filters/dasher.c) of GPAC Project/MP4Box before 2.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted MP4 file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for GPAC Project/MP4Box.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-60491
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-m5fv-gfvq-j924
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-60491 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-60491 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5fv-gfvq-j924 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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