CVE-2021-21840Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via overflowing saio entry allocation

Published Aug 25, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Integer overflow in GPAC 1.0.1 MPEG-4 decoding allows attackers to corrupt memory through a crafted saio atom in a video file. The saio_box_read function multiplies an untrusted 32-bit entry count by the u64 element size without checking SIZE_MAX, allocates an undersized offsets buffer, and writes entries beyond it. Exploitation requires a user to open attacker-supplied MPEG-4 content; successful corruption can execute code in the library process context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer overflow in GPAC 1.0.1 MPEG-4 decoding allows attackers to corrupt memory through a crafted saio atom in a video file. The saio_box_read function multiplies an untrusted 32-bit entry count by the u64 element size without checking SIZE_MAX, allocates an undersized offsets buffer, and writes entries beyond it. Exploitation requires a user to open attacker-supplied MPEG-4 content; successful corruption can execute code in the library process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21840
Published
Aug 25, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
GPAC Project
Product
GPAC
Classifications
CWE-680, CWE-119, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 25, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=GPAC Project Advanced Content commit a8a8d412dabcb129e695c3e7d861fcc81f608304, GPAC Project Advanced Content v1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GPAC Project · GPACversion=GPAC Project Advanced Content commit a8a8d412dabcb129e695c3e7d861fcc81f608304, GPAC Project Advanced Content v1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-680Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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