CVE-2022-3816 Axiomatic Bento4 mp4decrypt memory leak

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a memory leak in the mp4decrypt component of Axiomatic Bento4, 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-2022-3816?

CVE-2022-3816 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, which was classified as problematic, was found in Axiomatic Bento4. Affected is an unknown function of the component mp4decrypt. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-212682 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3816?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3816 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-2022-3816 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3816 exists.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f2v-9x94-8rwj, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3816.

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