What is CVE-2021-40943?

CVE-2021-40943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-40943?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Axiosys Bento4

CVE-2021-40943

In Bento4 1.6.0-638, there is a null pointer reference in the function AP4_DescriptorListInspector::Action function in Ap4Descriptor.h:124 , as demonstrated by GPAC. This can cause a denial of service (DOS).

EPSS: 0.006 (43.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Axiosys Bento4 — versions 1.6.0-638
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40943?: CVE-2021-40943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-40943?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.