Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-33144 · published 20 March 2026
CVE-2026-33144: Gpac out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Gpac · Gpac
GPAC is an open-source multimedia framework. Prior to commit 86b0e36, a heap-based buffer overflow (write) vulnerability was discovered in GPAC MP4Box. The vulnerability exists in the gf_xml_parse_bit_sequence_bs function in utils/xml_bin_custom.c when processing a crafted NHML file containing malicious <BS> (BitSequence) elements. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted NHML file, causing an out-of-bounds write on the heap. This issue has been via commit 86b0e36.
Description
GPAC is an open-source multimedia framework. Prior to commit 86b0e36, a heap-based buffer overflow (write) vulnerability was discovered in GPAC MP4Box. The vulnerability exists in the gf_xml_parse_bit_sequence_bs function in utils/xml_bin_custom.c when processing a crafted NHML file containing malicious <BS> (BitSequence) elements. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted NHML file, causing an out-of-bounds write on the heap. This issue has been via commit 86b0e36.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/86b0e36ea4c71402fbdaf7e13d73ba8841003e72 | Patch |
| https://github.com/gpac/gpac/security/advisories/GHSA-3jw5-9pmw-vmfg | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/gpac/gpac/security/advisories/GHSA-3jw5-9pmw-vmfg | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-33144), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.