Axiomatic Bento4 1.6.0-641 MP4 File Ap4Atom.cpp RemoveChild memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Axiomatic Bento4 1.6.0-641. Affected is the function AP4_AtomParent::RemoveChild of the file Ap4Atom.cpp of the component MP4 File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-25947. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Axiomatic Bento4 1.6.0-641 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function AP4_AtomParent::RemoveChild of the file Ap4Atom.cpp of the component MP4 File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Bento4 v1.6.0-641 allows an attacker to trigger a segmentation fault via Ap4Atom.cpp, specifically in AP4_AtomParent::RemoveChild, during the execution of mp4encrypt with a specially crafted MP4 input file.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25947 since 02/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-4594). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• Axiomatic

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• Bento4

Version

• 1.6.0-641

License

• free

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