# CVE-2023-29573: Denial of service in n/a

> An out-of-memory bug in the mp4info component of Bento4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c855-9fq4-83vw

## What is CVE-2023-29573?

CVE-2023-29573 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 13 Apr 2023. 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

Bento4 v1.6.0-639 was discovered to contain an out-of-memory bug in the mp4info component.

Weakness: CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29573?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Axiosys Bento4.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29573 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29573 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Axiosys Bento4

- [CVE-2024-31002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31002/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14531/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14532/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-13846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13846/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-31003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31003/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29573 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29573 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, published on 13 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29573 exists.

Affected product: Axiosys Bento4. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29573/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29573/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29573
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29573
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29573

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29573/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.