#VU38217 Type Confusion in Bento4 - CVE-2017-14639

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#VU38217 Type Confusion in Bento4 - CVE-2017-14639

Published: September 21, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38217
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-14639
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Bento4
Software vendor:
axiomatic-systems

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

AP4_VisualSampleEntry::ReadFields in Core/Ap4SampleEntry.cpp in Bento4 1.5.0-617 uses incorrect character data types, which causes a stack-based buffer underflow and out-of-bounds write, leading to denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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