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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-40575

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the mpgviddmx_process function in reframe_mpgvid.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service. This vulnerability is possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-40566.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-40575

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jan 2022, 19:15 UTC

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the mpgviddmx_process function in reframe_mpgvid.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service. This vulnerability is possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-40566.

osv:CVE-2021-40575
Complete source record
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