What is CVE-2017-14261?

CVE-2017-14261 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-2017-14261?

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

Is CVE-2017-14261 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Bento4

CVE-2017-14261

In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, the AP4_StszAtom class in Ap4StszAtom.cpp file contains a Read Memory Access Violation vulnerability. It is possible to exploit this vulnerability by opening a crafted .MP4 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bento4 — versions 1.5.0-616

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/181 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14261?: CVE-2017-14261 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-2017-14261?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14261 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.