Bento4 1.5.0-617 Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp GetSample null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Bento4 1.5.0-617. Affected by this issue is the function AP4_AtomSampleTable::GetSample of the file Core/Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-14640. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Bento4 1.5.0-617 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is the function AP4_AtomSampleTable::GetSample of the file Core/Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in AP4_AtomSampleTable::GetSample in Core/Ap4AtomSampleTable.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.

The bug was discovered 09/14/2017. The weakness was released 09/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blogs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-14640 since 09/21/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-106980, VDB-106979, VDB-106978 and VDB-106977. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2f267f89f957088197f4b1fc254632d1645b415d
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106976
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2017 08:48
Updated: 12/29/2022 19:35
Changes: 09/22/2017 08:48 (43), 11/18/2019 16:24 (7), 01/14/2021 07:10 (12), 12/29/2022 19:35 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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