NULL pointer dereference in Bento4
CVE-2017-14642
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPartial in System/StdC/Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp, which leads to remote denial of service.
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: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · 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/issues/185 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_stdcfile… (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/22192de5367fa0cee985917f092be4060b7c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14642?
- CVE-2017-14642 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-2017-14642?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14642 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.