CVE-2019-20208
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
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
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2019-20208- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2019-20208- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10762
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2019-10762- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpr6-m3jw-f6x2
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-cpr6-m3jw-f6x2- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2019-20208- 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-2019-20208
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20208- 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-2019-20208
dimC_Read in isomedia/box_code_3gpp.c in GPAC from 0.5.2 to 0.8.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20208- 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
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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ccextractorDebian: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 |
gpacDebian:11 |
before 1.0.1+dfsg1-2 | 1.0.1+dfsg1-2 |
gpacDebian: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 |
gpacMageia:7 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0.7.1-6.1.mga7.tainted | 0.7.1-6.1.mga7.tainted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20208 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gpac, published January 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in gpac 1.0.1+dfsg1-2.