#VU35492 NULL pointer dereference in Bento4


Published: 2019-09-16 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35492

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16349

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Bento4
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: 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_ByteStream::ReadUI32 in Core/Ap4ByteStream.cpp when called from the AP4_TrunAtom class. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Bento4: 1.5.1-628


External links
http://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/422


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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