NULL pointer dereference in Bento4
CVE-2017-14638
AP4_AtomFactory::CreateAtomFromStream in Core/Ap4AtomFactory.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 has missing NULL checks, leading to a NULL pointer dereference, segmentation fault, and application crash in AP4_Atom::SetType in Core/Ap4Atom.h.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bento4 — versions 1.5.0-617
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/be7185faf7f52674028977dcf501c6039ff0… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_atomsett… (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/182 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14638?
- CVE-2017-14638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bento4, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14638?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14638 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.