CVE-2025-60469: GPAC MP4Box NULL pointer dereference in AC4 parser

CVE-2025-60469 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-21

GPAC's MP4Box is a multimedia framework tool that processes video and audio files. A NULL pointer dereference in its AC4 audio codec parser allows attackers to crash the application by supplying a crafted AC4 audio file, causing a denial of service.

Technologies: GPAC Project MP4Box. Vendors: GPAC Project.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-60469 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-60469 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-60469?
Informational severity, published 21 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
GPAC Project MP4Box before 2.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-60469?
Yes: fixed in 2.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2025-60469 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-60469?
Check whether you run GPAC Project MP4Box at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 2.5

Technical details

A NULL pointer dereference exists in the gf_ac4_presentation_ch_mode function (av_parsers.c:15641) triggered when processing AC4 streams with unsupported presentation versions and missing substream groups. An attacker can trigger the crash by providing a malformed AC4 file to MP4Box; no authentication or special privileges are required. The vulnerability causes an application crash (DoS) and has been fixed in the repository.

Affected products

  • GPAC Project MP4Box before 2.5

Timeline

  • 2026-10-21: disclosed
  • 2025-07-15: other: Fix committed to repository (commit e02d1fd)

References

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