Vulnerability identifier: #VU38217
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-843
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 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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Bento4: 1.5.0-617
External links
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-stack-based-buffer-underflow-in-ap4_visualsampleentryreadfields-ap4sampleentry-cpp/
http://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/03d1222ab9c2ce779cdf01bdb96cdd69cbdcfeda
http://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/190
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.