Buffer overflow in Bento4 - CVE-2017-14259
Published: September 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38336
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14259
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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, the AP4_StscAtom class in Ap4StscAtom.cpp contains a Write Memory Access Violation vulnerability. It is possible to exploit this vulnerability and possibly execute arbitrary code by opening a crafted .MP4 file.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14259
Install update from vendor's website.