# CVE-2022-30976: GPAC 2.0.0 misuses a certain Unicode utf8\_wcslen (renamed gf\_utf8\_wcslen) function in utils/utf.c, resulting in a heap-based buffer over-rea

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-05-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GPAC 2.0.0 misuses a certain Unicode utf8_wcslen (renamed gf_utf8_wcslen) function in utils/utf.c, resulting in a heap-based buffer over-read, as demonstrated by MP4Box.

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## References

- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/2179
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/blob/105d67985ff3c3f4b98a98f312e3d84ae77a4463/share/doc/man/gpac.1#L2226-L2229
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/blob/105d67985ff3c3f4b98a98f312e3d84ae77a4463/src/utils/utf.c#L35-L59

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