CVE-2019-7697 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a program crash in the Bento4 library via an assertion failure, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2019-7697?
CVE-2019-7697 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 10 Feb 2019. 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 v1.5.1-627. There is an assertion failure in AP4_AtomListWriter::Action in Core/Ap4Atom.cpp, leading to a denial of service (program crash), as demonstrated by mp42hls.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axiosys Bento4.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-7697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Axiosys Bento4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53gp-f34c-fmfj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7697.