Vulnerability identifier: #VU38223

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14645

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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in AP4_BitStream::ReadBytes in Codecs/Ap4BitStream.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Bento4: 1.5.0-617

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External links
http://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ap4_bitstreamreadbytes-ap4bitstream-cpp/

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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.