#VU35168 NULL pointer dereference in Bento4 - CVE-2019-17454
Published: October 10, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35168
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-17454
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Bento4
Bento4
Software vendor:
axiomatic-systems
axiomatic-systems
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 in AP4_Descriptor::GetTag in Core/Ap4Descriptor.h, related to AP4_StsdAtom::GetSampleDescription in Core/Ap4StsdAtom.cpp, as demonstrated by mp4info. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.