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CVE-2023-0770:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability (CVE-2023-0770) was discovered in GitHub repository gpac/gpac affecting versions prior to 2.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 9, 2023, and impacts the GPAC multimedia framework (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) and Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The high CVSS score indicates potential for significant damage, including possible arbitrary code execution (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch has been released to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to GPAC version 2.2 or later. For Debian systems, the fix has been included in version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 (Debian Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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