Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40568",
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    "title": "CVE-2021-40568",
    "summary": "A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Gpac through 1.0.1 via a malformed MP4 file in the svc_parse_slice function in av_parsers.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, even code execution and escalation of privileges.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T14:08:47.572126465Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5411",
        "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1900",
        "https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/f1ae01d745200a258cdf62622f71754c37cb6c30"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 388574,
  "published_at": "2022-01-13T18:15:07.977+00:00"
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