CVE-2020-19721 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in Bento4 allows attackers to cause system crashes and denial of service via crafted MP4 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-2020-19721?

CVE-2020-19721 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 13 Jul 2021. 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 buffer overflow vulnerability in Ap4TrunAtom.cpp of Bento 1.5.1-628 may lead to an out-of-bounds write while running mp42aac, leading to system crashes and a denial of service (DOS).

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-19721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2020-19721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-19721 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-2020-19721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-19721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6282-3w23-22hg.

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