CVE-2021-21843
HIGHEPSS 79th pctlDescription
Multiple exploitable integer overflow vulnerabilities exist within the MPEG-4 decoding functionality of the GPAC Project on Advanced Content library v1.0.1. A specially crafted MPEG-4 input can cause an integer overflow due to unchecked arithmetic resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow that causes memory corruption. After validating the number of ranges, at [41] the library will multiply the count by the size of the GF_SubsegmentRangeInfo structure. On a 32-bit platform, this multiplication can result in an integer overflow causing the space of the array being allocated to be less than expected. An attacker can convince a user to open a video to trigger this vulnerability.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-680 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-24834 | High | 7.0 | 41% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-32761 | High | 7.5 | 31% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6116 | High | 7.8 | 28% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-40417 | Critical | 9.8 | 16% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-32628 | High | 7.5 | 14% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-30354 | High | 8.6 | 8.4% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-21843?
Upgrade gpac on debian 11 to 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-21843 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-21843 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-21843?
CVE-2021-21843 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-21843 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for gpac (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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