What is CVE-2017-14181?

CVE-2017-14181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aacplusenc Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-14181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Aacplusenc Project

CVE-2017-14181

DeleteBitBuffer in libbitbuf/bitbuffer.c in mp4tools aacplusenc 0.17.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write, SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000030, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .wav file, aka a NULL pointer dereference.

EPSS: 0.011 (60.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aacplusenc_project Aacplusenc — versions 0.17.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14181?: CVE-2017-14181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aacplusenc Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-14181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.