The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The HintFile function in GPAC 1.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference) via a crafted file in the MP4Box command. (CVE-2021-31257)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202408-21 (GPAC: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPAC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below     for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
259168	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-31257	Nessus	Misc.	8/30/2025	8/30/2025	medium
205345	GLSA-202408-21 : GPAC: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	8/10/2024	9/30/2024	critical

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