CVE-2020-23912 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in Bento4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted media files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-23912?

CVE-2020-23912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 21 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Bento4 through v1.6.0-637. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function AP4_StszAtom::GetSampleSize() located in Ap4StszAtom.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23912?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23912?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-23912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m55f-qfcx-mx38, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23912.

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