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GPAC MP4Box AC-4 cleanup has heap use-after-free (CVE-2025-60476)

Original title: CVE-2025-60476: Heap use-after-free in GPAC/MP4Box AC-4 descriptor cleanup

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BDU scores it CVSS 8.8 with a network vector; the fix is commit e02d1fd24cdc.

Alexander A. Shvedov reported a heap use-after-free in gf_odf_ac4_cfg_clean_list() in GPAC's MP4Box. The affected build is 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c3545-master. It is fixed in commit e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b. BDU scored CVE-2025-60476 at CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH.

Key facts
  • CWE-416; vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
  • Vulnerable commit is fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8.
  • Posted on October 22 by Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel).
  • User interaction is required in the published CVSS vector.
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: Heap use-after-free during AC-4 descriptor cleanup

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-2025-60476
A heap use-after-free in the gf_odf_ac4_cfg_clean_list function (/odf/descriptors.c) of GPAC Project/MP4Box before 2.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of…
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Indicators of compromise

auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll
TypeIndicatorContext
sha1e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21bster Commit fe88c3545aadd597b250ccf23271d5d3de50ccc8 Fixed: e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b CVE: CVE-2025-60476 CWE: CWE-416 (Use After Free) CVSS 3.1:
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-2025-60476 CWE: CWE-416 (Use After Free) CVSS 3.

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