What is CVE-2022-43033?

CVE-2022-43033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43033?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-43033 known to be exploited?

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

Use After Free in Axiosys Bento4

CVE-2022-43033

An issue was discovered in Bento4 1.6.0-639. There is a bad free in the component AP4_HdlrAtom::~AP4_HdlrAtom() which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Axiosys Bento4 — versions 1.6.0-639
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43033?: CVE-2022-43033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43033?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43033 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.