What is CVE-2022-41428?

CVE-2022-41428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-41428?

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

Buffer overflow in Axiosys Bento4

CVE-2022-41428

Bento4 v1.6.0-639 was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the AP4_BitReader::ReadBits function in mp4mux.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Axiosys Bento4 — versions 1.6.0-639

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/773 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41428?: CVE-2022-41428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-41428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.