NULL pointer dereference in Bento4 - CVE-2018-14543
Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36833
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14543
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: axiomatic-systems
Affected software:
Bento4
Bento4
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted mp4 file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable mp4dump.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14543
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.