CVE-2022-3812 Axiomatic Bento4 mp4encrypt AP4_ContainerAtom memory leak

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a memory leak in the mp4encrypt component of the Bento4 library, potentially 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-2022-3812?

CVE-2022-3812 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 1 Nov 2022. 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 vulnerability was found in Axiomatic Bento4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function AP4_ContainerAtom::AP4_ContainerAtom of the component mp4encrypt. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-212678 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-401, CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3812?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3812?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3812 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-2022-3812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6c7q-3hq7-hf68, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3812.

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