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CVE-2023-48958: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-48958 is a memory leak vulnerability discovered in GPAC version 2.3-DEV-rev617-g671976fcc-master. The vulnerability specifically affects the gf_mpd_resolve_url function in media_tools/mpd.c at line 4589. The issue was initially reported on November 16, 2023, and was disclosed publicly on December 7, 2023 (GitHub Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability manifests as a direct memory leak of 50 bytes in a single object allocation. The leak occurs in the strdup function call within gf_mpd_resolve_url, which is called through the gf_dash_resolve_url function in media_tools/dash_client.c. The issue has been assigned 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 (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to memory leaks in the affected system, potentially causing resource exhaustion and denial of service conditions when exploited (GitHub Gist).

Mitigation and workarounds

The issue has been fixed in newer versions of GPAC. Users are advised to update to the latest version. A specific fix was committed through commit 249c9fc18704e6d3cb6a4b173034a41aa570e7e4 (GitHub Issue).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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