CVE-2019-20171

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory...

5.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.23%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: CVE-2019-20171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-401
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: CVE-2019-20171
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-10726 0.0

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: EUVD-2019-10726
CVSS: 0.0 NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64wp-hfmx-h9xx No score

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory...

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: GHSA-64wp-hfmx-h9xx
Weakness: CWE-401, CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: CVE-2019-20171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-20171 5.5

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-20171 5.5

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.5.2 and 0.9.0-development-20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20171
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2020-0137 No score

Updated gpac packages fix security vulnerabilities

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities:

AVC_DuplicateConfig() at isomedia/avc_ext.c in GPAC 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file. There is "cfg_new->AVCLevelIndication = cfg->AVCLevelIndication;" but cfg could be NULL. (CVE-2018-21015)

audio_sample_entry_AddBox() at isomedia/box_code_base.c in GPAC 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-21016)

In GPAC before 0.8.0, isomedia/isom_read.c in libgpac.a has a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a crash in gf_m2ts_sync in media_tools/mpegts.c. (CVE-2019-13618)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There is heap-based buffer overflow in the function ReadGF_IPMPX_WatermarkingInit() in odf/ipmpx_code.c. (CVE-2019-20161)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There is heap-based buffer overflow in the function gf_isom_box_parse_ex() in isomedia/box_funcs.c. (CVE-2019-20162)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function gf_odf_avc_cfg_write_bs() in odf/descriptors.c. (CVE-2019-20163)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function ilst_item_Read() in isomedia/box_code_apple.c. (CVE-2019-20165)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There is an invalid pointer dereference in the function GF_IPMPX_AUTH_Delete() in odf/ipmpx_code.c. (CVE-2019-20170)

An issue was discovered in GPAC version 0.8.0 and 0.9.0-development- 20191109. There are memory leaks in metx_New in isomedia/box_code_base.c and abst_Read in isomedia/box_code_adobe.c. (CVE-2019-20171)

dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2019-20208)

Record: MGASA-2020-0137
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ccextractor` Debian:11	All versions, plus listed versions 0.88+ds1-10.93+ds1-10.93+ds2-10.93+ds2-20.94+ds1-10.94+ds1-20.94+ds1-3	None known
`gpac` Debian:11	before 1.0.1+dfsg1-2	1.0.1+dfsg1-2
`gpac` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u5, plus listed versions 0.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-10.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u10.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u20.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u30.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u4	0.5.0+svn5324~dfsg1-1+deb8u5
`gpac` Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 0.7.1-6.1.mga7.tainted	0.7.1-6.1.mga7.tainted
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-1ubuntu10.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-40.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu10.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu1+esm10.5.0+svn4288~dfsg1-4ubuntu1+esm2	None known
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1build10.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.10.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1+esm2	None known
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-30.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.10.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1+esm1	None known
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-4ubuntu10.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-50.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-5ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.1+dfsg1-41.0.1+dfsg1-52.0.0+dfsg1-22.0.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known
`gpac` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.1+dfsg1-32.2.1+dfsg1-3.12.2.1+dfsg1-3.1build12.2.1+dfsg1-3.1build22.2.1+dfsg1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-20171 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gpac, published December 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in gpac 1.0.1+dfsg1-2.

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