CVE-2022-3817 Axiomatic Bento4 mp4mux memory leak

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a memory leak in the mp4mux 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-2022-3817?

CVE-2022-3817 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 has been found in Axiomatic Bento4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component mp4mux. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212683.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3817?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axiosys Bento4.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3817 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-2022-3817 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3817 exists.

All Axiosys Bento4 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mxv-7mfp-6f7r, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3817.

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