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CVE-2022-1222:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-1222 is an infinite loop vulnerability discovered in the GPAC multimedia framework affecting versions prior to 2.1.0-DEV. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 4, 2022, and affects the GitHub repository gpac/gpac (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition - 'Infinite Loop'). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability primarily affects system availability, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity. When exploited, it can cause a denial of service condition through an infinite loop, potentially making the system unresponsive (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix has been released in GPAC version 2.1.0-DEV. Debian has also addressed this vulnerability in their security update DSA-5411-1, providing fixes for the stable distribution (bullseye) in version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 (Debian Security, GPAC Commit).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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