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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-40573

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_list_del function in list.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-40573

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jan 2022, 19:15 UTC

The binary MP4Box in Gpac 1.0.1 has a double-free vulnerability in the gf_list_del function in list.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

osv:CVE-2021-40573
Complete source record
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