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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-23144
CVE-2023-23144:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An integer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the Q_DecCoordOnUnitSphere function within the bifs/unquantize.c file of GPAC version 2.2-rev0-gab012bbfb-master (CVE Details, Debian Tracker).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5. The attack vector is local (AV:L), requiring low attack complexity (AC:L) with no privileges (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U) with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or integrity (I:N), but high impact on availability (A:H) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects system availability with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity. If exploited, it could lead to a denial of service condition in the affected GPAC installations (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix has been implemented in the GPAC repository through commit 3a2458a. For Debian systems, the vulnerability has been addressed in version 1.0.1+dfsg1-4+deb11u2 of the gpac package (GitHub Patch, Debian Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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