CVE-2019-20628
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains...
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
CVE-2019-20628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
CVE-2019-20628- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11167 No score
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-11167- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gh5-mh8q-f627 No score
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains...
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
GHSA-6gh5-mh8q-f627- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
CVE-2019-20628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-20628
5.5
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-20628
5.5
An issue was discovered in libgpac.a in GPAC before 0.8.0, as demonstrated by MP4Box. It contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in gf_m2ts_process_pmt in media_tools/mpegts.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20628- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gpacDebian:11 |
before 1.0.1+dfsg1-2 | 1.0.1+dfsg1-2 |
gpacUbuntu: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 |
gpacUbuntu: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 |
gpacUbuntu: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 |
gpacUbuntu: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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20628 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gpac, published March 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in gpac 1.0.1+dfsg1-2.
References
github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/1269
github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/1ab4860609f2e7a35634930571e7d0531297e090
github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/98b727637e32d1d4824101d8947e2dbd573d4fc8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20628
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6gh5-mh8q-f627
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20628
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20628
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20628