CVE-2022-40439 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Bento4 via a crafted file due to a memory leak in the MP4 to TS converter.
- 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-2022-40439?
CVE-2022-40439 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 14 Sep 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
An memory leak issue was discovered in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::Create in mp42ts in Bento4 v1.6.0-639, allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40439?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axiosys Bento4.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40439?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40439 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-2022-40439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Axiosys Bento4
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5ff-5h42-rq97, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40439.