CVE-2025-7797
GPAC dash_client.c gf_dash_download_init_segment null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
GPAC dash_client.c gf_dash_download_init_segment null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-7797- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-476, CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-21911
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-21911- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45x8-4rg4-4ffp
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this...
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
GHSA-45x8-4rg4-4ffp- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-7797- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GPAC dash_client.c gf_dash_download_init_segment null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-7797- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-404, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-7797
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-7797- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-7797
A vulnerability was found in GPAC up to 2.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function gf_dash_download_init_segment of the file src/media_tools/dash_client.c. The manipulation of the argument base_init_url leads to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 153ea314b6b053db17164f8bc3c7e1e460938eaa. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7797- CVSS 4.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gpacDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.1+dfsg1-41.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u11.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u21.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u31.0.1+dfsg1-5 Show 8 moreShow less2.0.0+dfsg1-12.0.0+dfsg1-22.0.0+dfsg1-42.2.1+dfsg1-12.2.1+dfsg1-22.2.1+dfsg1-32.2.1+dfsg1-3.12.2.1+dfsg1-3.1~exp1 |
None known |
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 |
gpacUbuntu: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 |
gpacUbuntu: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-7797 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Gpac, published July 18, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.