#VU36832 Out-of-bounds read in Bento4 - CVE-2018-14532

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36832

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14532

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

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 heap-based buffer over-read in AP4_Mpeg2TsVideoSampleStream::WriteSample in Core/Ap4Mpeg2Ts.cpp after a call from Mp42Hls.cpp, a related issue to CVE-2018-13846. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

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

Vulnerable software versions

Bento4: 1.5.1-624

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External links
https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/294

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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