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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-43033: held from 0.006 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.