CVE-2018-14544 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in Bento4 via crafted MP4 files due to an invalid memory read in sample description handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14544?
CVE-2018-14544 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 23 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There exists one invalid memory read bug in AP4_SampleDescription::GetFormat() in Ap4SampleDescription.h in Bento4 1.5.1-624, which can allow attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted mp4 file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable mp42ts.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axiosys Bento4.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-14544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Axiosys Bento4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4c3-mhf9-p9c7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14544.