Buffer overflow in Bento4 - CVE-2019-17528
Published: October 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21751
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17528
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: axiomatic-systems
Affected software:
Bento4
Bento4
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the AP4_TfhdAtom::SetDefaultSampleSize() function in Core/Ap4TfhdAtom.h when called from AP4_Processor::ProcessFragments in Core/Ap4Processor.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17528
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.