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CVE-2021-40942

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.64% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-06-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-40942
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.64%

Original NVD Description

In GPAC MP4Box v1.1.0, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the function filter_parse_dyn_args function in filter_core/filter.c:1454, as demonstrated by GPAC. This can cause a denial of service (DOS).

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