CVE-2025-60480: GPAC MP4Box heap buffer overflow in AC4 parsing

CVE-2025-60480 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-19

GPAC's MP4Box is a multimedia container tool used to process audio and video files. A heap buffer overflow in AC4 audio stream parsing allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by supplying a crafted malicious MP4 file, potentially crashing the application or enabling further code execution.

Technologies: GPAC Project MP4Box. Vendors: GPAC Project.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-60480 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-60480 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-60480?
Informational severity, published 19 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
GPAC Project MP4Box 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c354 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-60480?
Yes: fixed in Version after commit e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b (2025-07-15). Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2025-60480 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-60480?
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: Version after commit e02d1fd24cdc26acb1b236ab38b3832cffcae21b (2025-07-15)

Technical details

The gf_odf_ac4_cfg_alternative_info function in odf/descriptors.c performs insufficient bounds checking on alt_group_id array indices, leading to a heap buffer overflow when processing AC4 audio descriptor structures. An attacker can trigger this via a malformed AC4 file parsed by MP4Box; the vulnerability requires only the ability to provide input to the tool and causes denial of service with potential for code execution.

Affected products

  • GPAC Project MP4Box 2.5-DEV-rev1593-gfe88c354 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2025-10-19: disclosed
  • 2025-07-15: patched: Commit e02d1fd fixing AC4 fuzzing issues

References

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