Vulnerability identifier: #VU38218
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
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 a NULL pointer dereference error in AP4_AtomSampleTable::GetSample in Core/Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to remote denial of service. 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: 1.5.0-617
External links
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_atomsampletablegetsample-ap4atomsampletable-cpp/
http://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/2f267f89f957088197f4b1fc254632d1645b415d
http://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/183
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.