CVE-2026-9572: Memory Leak in GPAC
A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC up to 2.4.0. Affected by this issue is the function Media_GetSample of the file src/isomedia/media.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation of the argument cat leads to memory leak. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-9572 in GPAC up to version 2.4.0 involves a memory leak in the Media_GetSample function of the MP4Box component. The issue is triggered by manipulation of the 'cat' argument, causing memory to be improperly released or retained. This flaw requires local access for exploitation and does not involve user interaction or network vectors. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8, indicating medium severity. A patch identified by commit e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1 is available. GPAC is a cloud-hosted service, so remediation is managed by the vendor.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a memory leak which could degrade system performance or stability if exploited. Exploitation requires local access and does not allow privilege escalation or remote code execution. No known active exploits exist in the wild. The impact is limited to resource exhaustion on affected systems running vulnerable GPAC versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch for this vulnerability is available (commit e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1) and should be applied to affected GPAC versions up to 2.4.0. Since GPAC is a cloud service, the vendor typically manages the remediation server-side. Users should verify with the vendor that their cloud instances have been updated accordingly. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-9572: Memory Leak in GPAC
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC up to 2.4.0. Affected by this issue is the function Media_GetSample of the file src/isomedia/media.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation of the argument cat leads to memory leak. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-9572 in GPAC up to version 2.4.0 involves a memory leak in the Media_GetSample function of the MP4Box component. The issue is triggered by manipulation of the 'cat' argument, causing memory to be improperly released or retained. This flaw requires local access for exploitation and does not involve user interaction or network vectors. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8, indicating medium severity. A patch identified by commit e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1 is available. GPAC is a cloud-hosted service, so remediation is managed by the vendor.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a memory leak which could degrade system performance or stability if exploited. Exploitation requires local access and does not allow privilege escalation or remote code execution. No known active exploits exist in the wild. The impact is limited to resource exhaustion on affected systems running vulnerable GPAC versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch for this vulnerability is available (commit e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1) and should be applied to affected GPAC versions up to 2.4.0. Since GPAC is a cloud service, the vendor typically manages the remediation server-side. Users should verify with the vendor that their cloud instances have been updated accordingly. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-26T12:36:48.590Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a15ee6a891d628fdc6e776f
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 7:03:06 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 7:17:35 PM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 9:49:43 PM
Views: 8
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