CVE-2018-20407 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory leak in Bento4 allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted media files processed by the descriptor factory.
- 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-2018-20407?
CVE-2018-20407 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 23 Dec 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 was discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-627. There is a memory leak in AP4_DescriptorFactory::CreateDescriptorFromStream in Core/Ap4DescriptorFactory.cpp, as demonstrated by mp42hls.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20407?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axiosys Bento4.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20407?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20407 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-2018-20407 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Axiosys Bento4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vv74-9hc2-qcpx, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20407.