CVE-2019-7699 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted MP4 input due to a heap-based buffer over-read in the Bento4 library.

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-2019-7699?

CVE-2019-7699 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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

A heap-based buffer over-read occurs in AP4_BitStream::WriteBytes in Codecs/Ap4BitStream.cpp in Bento4 v1.5.1-627. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause an exception via crafted mp4 input, which leads to a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7699?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7699 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-2019-7699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6gx-vhm4-mqqq, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7699.

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