Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-14642
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14642
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 41 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-14642
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-14642
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-14642
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https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/22192de5367fa0cee985917f092be4060b7c00b0
fix for #185 · axiomatic-systems/Bento4@22192de · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_stdcfilebytestreamreadpartial-ap4stdcfilebytestream-cpp/
bento4: NULL pointer dereference in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPartial (Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp) | agostino's blogExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/185
NULL pointer dereference in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPartial (Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp) · Issue #185 · axiomatic-systems/Bento4 · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-14642
- cpe:2.3:a:bento4:bento4:1.5.0-617:*:*:*:*:*:*:*