---
id: "CVE-2025-60493"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2025-60493"]
title: "GPAC MP4Box: crafted MP4 file crashes the tool with a segmentation fault"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: 0.00209
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["gpac", "media-processing", "mp4box", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["gpac-2.5-or-later", "trusted-input-only"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T15:17:14+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:02:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60493", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-60493", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# GPAC MP4Box: crafted MP4 file crashes the tool with a segmentation fault

A segmentation violation in the check_media_profile function of GPAC MP4Box before 2.5 can be triggered by a crafted MP4 file. An attacker who gets such a file processed can crash the tool, causing denial of service.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `MP4Box -version` and compare against the fixed release.
- Find any pipelines or services that run MP4Box on uploaded or untrusted MP4 files.

## Fix

- Upgrade GPAC MP4Box to `2.5` or later.
- Until upgraded, do not process untrusted MP4 files with MP4Box.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60493
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-60493

## From the sources

A segmentation violation in the check_media_profile function (/mp4box/mp4box.c) of GPAC Project/MP4Box before 2.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted MP4 file.

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