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CVE-2018-20761

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-20761 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the gf_sm_load_init function within libgpac_static.a of GPAC version 0.7.1 and earlier, affecting various distributions of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gpac_project:gpac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / gpac/gpac/commit/35ab4475a7df9b2a4bcab235e379c0c3ec543658
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / gpac/gpac/issues/1186
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00040.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3926-1
Third Party Advisory