CVE-2017-14642 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPartial in System/StdC/Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp, which leads to remote denial of service.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Bento4	Bento4	1.5.0-617

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_sExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/22192de5367fa0cee985917f092bePatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/185ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_sExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/22192de5367fa0cee985917f092bePatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/185ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-14642?

CVE-2017-14642 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPart...

How severe is CVE-2017-14642?

CVE-2017-14642 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-14642?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Bento4 Bento4.