CVE-2018-14585 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in Bento4 allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted media files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-14585?

CVE-2018-14585 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 24 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-624. AP4_BytesToUInt16BE in Core/Ap4Utils.h has a heap-based buffer over-read after a call from the AP4_Stz2Atom class.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14585 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-2018-14585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jr54-5c7x-45mx, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14585.

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