Headline
CVE-2021-44918: Null Pointer Dereference in gf_node_get_field() · Issue #1968 · gpac/gpac
A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in gpac 1.1.0 in the gf_node_get_field function, which can cause a segmentation fault and application crash.
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A null pointer dereference was discovered in gf_node_get_field(). The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash.
Version:
MP4Box - GPAC version 1.1.0-DEV-revUNKNOWN_REV
(c) 2000-2021 Telecom Paris distributed under LGPL v2.1+ - http://gpac.io
Please cite our work in your research:
GPAC Filters: https://doi.org/10.1145/3339825.3394929
GPAC: https://doi.org/10.1145/1291233.1291452
GPAC Configuration:
Features: GPAC_CONFIG_LINUX GPAC_64_BITS GPAC_HAS_IPV6 GPAC_HAS_SOCK_UN GPAC_MINIMAL_ODF GPAC_HAS_QJS GPAC_HAS_JPEG GPAC_HAS_PNG GPAC_HAS_LINUX_DVB GPAC_DISABLE_3D
System information
Ubuntu 20.04 focal, AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core @ 16x 2.25GHz
command:
./MP4Box -lsr poc_5
./MP4Box -lsr poc_6
poc.zip
Result
poc_5
[iso file] Unknown box type dreFF in parent dinf
[iso file] Missing dref box in dinf
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type FFFFFF80 in parent hinf
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type 80rak in parent moov
[iso file] Incomplete box mdat - start 11495 size 860062
[iso file] Incomplete file while reading for dump - aborting parsing
[iso file] Unknown box type dreFF in parent dinf
[iso file] Missing dref box in dinf
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type FFFFFF80 in parent hinf
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type 80rak in parent moov
[iso file] Incomplete box mdat - start 11495 size 860062
[iso file] Incomplete file while reading for dump - aborting parsing
MPEG-4 LASeR Scene Parsing
[1] 878696 segmentation fault ./MP4Box -lsr ./poc/poc_5
poc_6
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type pm00x in parent hinf
[iso file] Unknown box type 80rak in parent moov
[iso file] Incomplete box mdat - start 11495 size 861258
[iso file] Incomplete file while reading for dump - aborting parsing
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] extra box maxr found in hinf, deleting
[iso file] Unknown box type pm00x in parent hinf
[iso file] Unknown box type 80rak in parent moov
[iso file] Incomplete box mdat - start 11495 size 861258
[iso file] Incomplete file while reading for dump - aborting parsing
MPEG-4 LASeR Scene Parsing
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
[LASeR] memory overread - corrupted decoding
...
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
gdb
poc_5
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff784acf0 in gf_node_get_field () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
LEGEND: STACK | HEAP | CODE | DATA | RWX | RODATA
────────────────────────────────────────────[ REGISTERS ]─────────────────────────────────────────────
RAX 0x4
RBX 0x5555555df130 —▸ 0x5555555d4330 ◂— 0x0
RCX 0x5555555df310 ◂— 0x0
RDX 0x7fffffff7050 ◂— 0x4
RDI 0x0
RSI 0x7fffffff7050 ◂— 0x4
R8 0x4
R9 0x0
R10 0x7ffff775bb48 ◂— 'gf_node_get_field'
R11 0x7ffff784acd0 (gf_node_get_field) ◂— endbr64
R12 0xfffffffe
R13 0x5555555df290 ◂— 0x4
R14 0x7fffffff7050 ◂— 0x4
R15 0x5555555dcdc0 —▸ 0x5555555d26b0 ◂— 0x0
RBP 0x80
RSP 0x7fffffff6fa8 —▸ 0x7ffff7b5784a (lsr_read_command_list+1402) ◂— mov eax, dword ptr [rsp + 0xa4]
RIP 0x7ffff784acf0 (gf_node_get_field+32) ◂— mov rax, qword ptr [rdi]
──────────────────────────────────────────────[ DISASM ]──────────────────────────────────────────────
► 0x7ffff784acf0 <gf_node_get_field+32> mov rax, qword ptr [rdi]
0x7ffff784acf3 <gf_node_get_field+35> movzx eax, word ptr [rax]
0x7ffff784acf6 <gf_node_get_field+38> test ax, ax
0x7ffff784acf9 <gf_node_get_field+41> je gf_node_get_field+144 <gf_node_get_field+144>
↓
0x7ffff784ad60 <gf_node_get_field+144> mov eax, 0xffffffff
0x7ffff784ad65 <gf_node_get_field+149> ret
0x7ffff784ad66 nop word ptr cs:[rax + rax]
0x7ffff784ad70 <dirty_children> push r14
0x7ffff784ad72 <dirty_children+2> push r13
0x7ffff784ad74 <dirty_children+4> push r12
0x7ffff784ad76 <dirty_children+6> push rbp
──────────────────────────────────────────────[ STACK ]───────────────────────────────────────────────
00:0000│ rsp 0x7fffffff6fa8 —▸ 0x7ffff7b5784a (lsr_read_command_list+1402) ◂— mov eax, dword ptr [rsp + 0xa4]
01:0008│ 0x7fffffff6fb0 ◂— 0x0
02:0010│ 0x7fffffff6fb8 ◂— 0x300000000
03:0018│ 0x7fffffff6fc0 ◂— 0x0
04:0020│ 0x7fffffff6fc8 —▸ 0x5555555df0b0 —▸ 0x5555555df1d0 —▸ 0x5555555df130 —▸ 0x5555555d4330 ◂— ...
05:0028│ 0x7fffffff6fd0 ◂— 0x0
... ↓ 2 skipped
────────────────────────────────────────────[ BACKTRACE ]─────────────────────────────────────────────
► f 0 0x7ffff784acf0 gf_node_get_field+32
f 1 0x7ffff7b5784a lsr_read_command_list+1402
f 2 0x7ffff7b59914 lsr_decode_laser_unit+708
f 3 0x7ffff7b6204d gf_laser_decode_command_list+333
f 4 0x7ffff7aa1eb1 gf_sm_load_run_isom+1505
f 5 0x5555555844a8 dump_isom_scene+760
f 6 0x55555557b42c mp4boxMain+9228
f 7 0x7ffff75630b3 __libc_start_main+243
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
pwndbg> bt
#0 0x00007ffff784acf0 in gf_node_get_field () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#1 0x00007ffff7b5784a in lsr_read_command_list () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#2 0x00007ffff7b59914 in lsr_decode_laser_unit () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#3 0x00007ffff7b6204d in gf_laser_decode_command_list () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#4 0x00007ffff7aa1eb1 in gf_sm_load_run_isom () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#5 0x00005555555844a8 in dump_isom_scene ()
#6 0x000055555557b42c in mp4boxMain ()
#7 0x00007ffff75630b3 in __libc_start_main (main=0x55555556c420 <main>, argc=3, argv=0x7fffffffe188, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffe178) at ../csu/libc-start.c:308
#8 0x000055555556c45e in _start ()
poc_6
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff784acf0 in gf_node_get_field () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
LEGEND: STACK | HEAP | CODE | DATA | RWX | RODATA
────────────────────────────────────────────[ REGISTERS ]─────────────────────────────────────────────
RAX 0xbb
RBX 0x5555555df0f0 —▸ 0x5555555d4300 ◂— 0x0
RCX 0x5555555df2d0 ◂— 0x0
RDX 0x7fffffff7000 ◂— 0xbb
RDI 0x0
RSI 0x7fffffff7000 ◂— 0xbb
R8 0xbb
R9 0x0
R10 0x7ffff775bb48 ◂— 'gf_node_get_field'
R11 0x7ffff784acd0 (gf_node_get_field) ◂— endbr64
R12 0xfffffffe
R13 0x5555555df250 ◂— 0xbb
R14 0x7fffffff7000 ◂— 0xbb
R15 0x5555555dcd80 —▸ 0x5555555d2680 ◂— 0x0
RBP 0x40
RSP 0x7fffffff6f58 —▸ 0x7ffff7b5784a (lsr_read_command_list+1402) ◂— mov eax, dword ptr [rsp + 0xa4]
RIP 0x7ffff784acf0 (gf_node_get_field+32) ◂— mov rax, qword ptr [rdi]
──────────────────────────────────────────────[ DISASM ]──────────────────────────────────────────────
► 0x7ffff784acf0 <gf_node_get_field+32> mov rax, qword ptr [rdi]
0x7ffff784acf3 <gf_node_get_field+35> movzx eax, word ptr [rax]
0x7ffff784acf6 <gf_node_get_field+38> test ax, ax
0x7ffff784acf9 <gf_node_get_field+41> je gf_node_get_field+144 <gf_node_get_field+144>
↓
0x7ffff784ad60 <gf_node_get_field+144> mov eax, 0xffffffff
0x7ffff784ad65 <gf_node_get_field+149> ret
0x7ffff784ad66 nop word ptr cs:[rax + rax]
0x7ffff784ad70 <dirty_children> push r14
0x7ffff784ad72 <dirty_children+2> push r13
0x7ffff784ad74 <dirty_children+4> push r12
0x7ffff784ad76 <dirty_children+6> push rbp
──────────────────────────────────────────────[ STACK ]───────────────────────────────────────────────
00:0000│ rsp 0x7fffffff6f58 —▸ 0x7ffff7b5784a (lsr_read_command_list+1402) ◂— mov eax, dword ptr [rsp + 0xa4]
01:0008│ 0x7fffffff6f60 ◂— 0x6469005453414c00
02:0010│ 0x7fffffff6f68 ◂— 0x900000000
03:0018│ 0x7fffffff6f70 ◂— 0x0
04:0020│ 0x7fffffff6f78 —▸ 0x5555555df070 —▸ 0x5555555df190 —▸ 0x5555555df0f0 —▸ 0x5555555d4300 ◂— ...
05:0028│ 0x7fffffff6f80 ◂— 0x0
... ↓ 2 skipped
────────────────────────────────────────────[ BACKTRACE ]─────────────────────────────────────────────
► f 0 0x7ffff784acf0 gf_node_get_field+32
f 1 0x7ffff7b5784a lsr_read_command_list+1402
f 2 0x7ffff7b59914 lsr_decode_laser_unit+708
f 3 0x7ffff7b6204d gf_laser_decode_command_list+333
f 4 0x7ffff7aa1eb1 gf_sm_load_run_isom+1505
f 5 0x5555555844a8 dump_isom_scene+760
f 6 0x55555557b42c mp4boxMain+9228
f 7 0x7ffff75630b3 __libc_start_main+243
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
pwndbg> bt
#0 0x00007ffff784acf0 in gf_node_get_field () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#1 0x00007ffff7b5784a in lsr_read_command_list () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#2 0x00007ffff7b59914 in lsr_decode_laser_unit () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#3 0x00007ffff7b6204d in gf_laser_decode_command_list () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#4 0x00007ffff7aa1eb1 in gf_sm_load_run_isom () from /root/fuckit/test/gpac1210/bin/gcc/libgpac.so.10
#5 0x00005555555844a8 in dump_isom_scene ()
#6 0x000055555557b42c in mp4boxMain ()
#7 0x00007ffff75630b3 in __libc_start_main (main=0x55555556c420 <main>, argc=3, argv=0x7fffffffe138, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffe128) at ../csu/libc-start.c:308
#8 0x000055555556c45e in _start ()