What is CVE-2017-14257?

CVE-2017-14257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bento4, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-14257?

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

Is CVE-2017-14257 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Bento4

CVE-2017-14257

In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, AP4_AtomSampleTable::GetSample in Core/Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp contains a Read Memory Access Violation vulnerability. It is possible to exploit this vulnerability by opening a crafted .MP4 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.3th 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

Bento4 — versions 1.5.0-616
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

9emin1/advisories

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14257?: CVE-2017-14257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bento4, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-14257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14257 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.