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GPAC MP4Box EUVDEUVD-2025-211131

| CVE-2025-55654 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-10-19 mitre GHSA-gvrq-8x76-3vxf
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Deliver crafted media file to victim
  2. Exploit
    Victim processes file with MP4Box v2.4
  3. Execution
    Trigger use-after-free in gf_filter_pid_get_packet
  4. Impact
    Process crashes (DoS)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires the victim to run GPAC MP4Box v2.4 and process an attacker-supplied crafted file through the filter pipeline that reaches gf_filter_pid_get_packet. This is strictly local with user interaction (AV:L/UI:R): the attacker cannot trigger it over a network and must socially engineer or otherwise induce the victim to open/process the malicious file. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: impact is confined to a process crash (A:H only; C:N/I:N - no code execution or data compromise), it is version-specific (v2.4), and it depends entirely on the victim choosing to process untrusted input with the tool. No authentication is required (PR:N), but the mandatory local user interaction is the dominant constraint.

Impact

This is a low-priority, high-noise issue rather than a genuine emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) scores 5.5 (medium) and explicitly limits impact to availability only - a use-after-free that crashes the MP4Box process, not code execution or data exposure. Every real-world signal reinforces low risk: EPSS is 0.17% (6th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and the attack vector is LOCAL with required user interaction, meaning an attacker cannot reach this remotely - a victim must actively run the vulnerable tool against an attacker-supplied file. The signals are consistent, not conflicting: a medium CVSS driven solely by A:H, very low exploitation probability, and no evidence of active exploitation all point the same direction. The only asterisk is that the affected-product metadata is garbage (CPE and EUVD versions are literal 'n/a'), so scope must be taken from the description ('GPAC MP4Box v2.4') rather than structured data. Bottom line: patch during normal maintenance; this does not warrant emergency prioritization.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malformed media file and delivers it to a victim (e.g., as a download or email attachment) who processes it with GPAC MP4Box v2.4. When MP4Box's filter pipeline handles the file, gf_filter_pid_get_packet dereferences a freed PID packet, crashing the process and denying service. No public exploit is flagged in the input, though the upstream issue tracker (gpac/gpac#3249) likely contains a reproducer file.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

GPAC MP4Box 2.4 contains a use-after-free in the filter pipeline that can crash the process when it processes a crafted media file. The CVSS vector requires local access and user interaction (AV:L/UI:R) with no privileges required (PR:N); impact is limited to availability (A:H), with no confidentiality or integrity effect. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.17% (6th percentile), consistent with a low-priority, high-noise issue rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Upstream fix available (commit 0ccd2927c7145f5ab0352c5b15f787757b34eb18); a released patched GPAC version is not independently confirmed in the supplied data, so upgrade to a GPAC build that verifiably includes this commit or later and validate with the vendor issue at https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3249 and NVD at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55654. If a confirmed patched release cannot be applied, stop using MP4Box v2.4 to process untrusted media files; restrict invocation to trusted inputs or a disposable low-privilege sandbox with crash containment and resource limits, accepting reduced throughput and functionality as the trade-off. Because the vector is local with user interaction, network filtering is not a primary control; instead quarantine untrusted files, enforce input validation, and monitor MP4Box for crashes while awaiting a tagged patched release.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free in GPAC's filter core, specifically the gf_filter_pid_get_packet path in filter_core/filter_pid.c. GPAC's filter pipeline passes packets between filter PID instances and tears down filters/PIDs as streams end or are removed; the supplied fix commit indicates the crash arises when a filter is finalized or disconnected while remove-PID packets are still pending. The patch adds a pid_rem_packet_pending counter to struct __gf_filter, increments it in gf_filter_pid_remove, decrements it when the internal remove-PID packet is handled, and guards gf_filter_pid_inst_delete_task and gf_filter_pid_disconnect_task against proceeding with teardown while such packets remain. The same commit also special-cases null and /dev/null output filenames in out_file.c and write_nhml.c, indicating the affected path involves output/filter shutdown around null sinks. Successful exploitation reaches the stale PID state and crashes MP4Box; the independent assessment limits impact to denial of service, not code execution or data compromise.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

File must be processed locally by the victim, so AV:L and UI:R; no auth needed (PR:N); use-after-free causes only a crash, so A:H with C:N/I:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 03:37 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Oct 19, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

A use-after-free in the gf_filter_pid_get_packet function (filter_core/filter_pid.c) of GPAC MP4Box v2.4 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted file.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source multimedia framework/CLI tool, common in media pipelines
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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