CVE-2017-14638
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
AP4_AtomFactory::CreateAtomFromStream in Core/Ap4AtomFactory.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 has missing NULL checks, leading to a NULL pointer dereference, segmentation fault, and application crash in AP4_Atom::SetType in Core/Ap4Atom.h.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bento4 | bento4 | 1.5.0-617 | |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_atomsettype-ap4atom-h/
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/be7185faf7f52674028977dcf501c6039ff03aa5
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/182
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_atomsettype-ap4atom-h/
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/be7185faf7f52674028977dcf501c6039ff03aa5
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/182
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.