What is CVE-2017-14639?

CVE-2017-14639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bento4, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-14639?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-14639 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Bento4

CVE-2017-14639

AP4_VisualSampleEntry::ReadFields in Core/Ap4SampleEntry.cpp in Bento4 1.5.0-617 uses incorrect character data types, which causes a stack-based buffer underflow and out-of-bounds write, leading to denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Bento4 — versions 1.5.0-617
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14639?: CVE-2017-14639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bento4, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-14639?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-14639 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.