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GPAC MP4Box AC-4 parser NULL dereference via crafted file (CVE-2025-60469)

Original title: CVE-2025-60469: NULL pointer dereference in GPAC/MP4Box AC-4 parser via crafted file

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BDU scores the availability-only crash CVSS 5.5; the fix is commit e02d1fd24cdc.

Alexander A. Shvedov reported a NULL pointer dereference in GPAC's MP4Box while parsing a crafted file in the AC-4 parser. The affected build is 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master. The fix is commit e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b. BDU scored it CVSS 3.1 5.5 MEDIUM, with high availability impact only.

Key facts
  • CWE-476; vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
  • Vulnerable commit is fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8.
  • Posted on October 22 by Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel).
  • Confidentiality and integrity impacts are none in the CVSS vector.
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: NULL dereference crash while parsing a crafted file

ProductAffectedFixed in
GPAC MP4Box2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-mastere02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b
What to do
  1. 1.Update GPAC to commit e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b.
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-60469
A NULL pointer dereference in the gf_ac4_presentation_ch_mode function (/media_tools/av_parsers.c) of GPAC Project/MP4Box before 2.5 allows attackers to cause…
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Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
sha1e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21bster Commit fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8 Fixed: e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b CVE: CVE-2025-60469 CWE: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)
sha1fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8(MP4Box) Affected: 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master Commit fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8 Fixed: e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b CVE: CVE-20

From the original article

Posted by Alexander A. Shvedov on Oct 22 Product: GPAC (MP4Box) Affected: 2. 5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master Commit fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8 Fixed: e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b CVE: CVE-2025-60469 CWE: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) CVSS 3.

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