Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-55659

Memory Safety in Gpac 2.4

Public PoCMemory Safety
Published
09 June 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0034 27th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-55659 is a medium-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Gpac Gpac. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 27th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-11 (Error Handling) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A NULL pointer dereference in the ctts_box_write function (isomedia/box_code_base.c) of GPAC MP4Box v2.4 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted MP4 file.

CWE(s)
CWE-476

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

gpac
gpac
2.4

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • SI-11 Error Handling
  • SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly requires validation of MP4 file inputs to reject malformed structures before they reach ctts_box_write and trigger the NULL dereference.

SI-11 Error Handling good match
prevent

Requires the application to detect and handle error conditions (such as unexpected NULL pointers from crafted boxes) without crashing.

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection partial match
prevent

Limits the effects of DoS attacks by protecting against resource-exhaustion or crash conditions induced by specially crafted MP4 files.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.

References