Out-of-bounds read in Bento4 - CVE-2018-14545
Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36835
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2018-14545
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
There exists one invalid memory read bug in AP4_SampleDescription::GetType() in Ap4SampleDescription.h in Bento4 1.5.1-624, which can allow attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted mp4 file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable mp42ts.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14545
Install update from vendor's website.