Resource exhaustion in Axiomatic Bento4
CVE-2025-8537
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Axiomatic Bento4 up to 1.6.0-641. Affected is the function AP4_DataBuffer::SetDataSize of the file Mp4Decrypt.cpp of the component mp4decrypt. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Axiomatic Bento4 — versions 1.6.0-641
- Axiosys Bento4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/1037 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1AkRpx3wcMy3Ic9tQeQyRJybBipK72aQO/view (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8537?
- CVE-2025-8537 is a low-severity vulnerability in Axiomatic Bento4, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2025-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8537?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8537 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.