TI-2017-10738 Aliases CVE-2017-14642 GHSA-9cgq-x2x3-f2rv

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 version…

LOW 32CWE-476Published 2017-09-21 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash in AP4_StdcFileByteStream::ReadPartial in System/StdC/Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp, which leads to remote denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01672 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:bento4:bento4:1.5.0-617:::::::*	1.5.0-617	Vulnerable	Bento4

cpe:2.3:a:bento4:bento4:1.5.0-617:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0-617 Vulnerable ·Bento4

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14642
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cgq-x2x3-f2rv

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/22192de5367fa0cee985917f092be4060b7c00b0

TI-2017-10740 A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the AP4_HdlrAtom class in Bento4 1.5.0-617. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-10743 A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in AP4_VisualSampleEntry::ReadFields in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-10735 AP4_VisualSampleEntry::ReadFields in Core/Ap4SampleEntry.cpp in Bento4 1.5.0-617 uses… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-10380 In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, the AP4_StscAtom class in Ap4StscAtom.cpp contains a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-10379 In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, SetItemCount in Core/Ap4StscAtom.h file contains a Write… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2017-10382 In the SDK in Bento4 1.5.0-616, the AP4_StszAtom class in Ap4StszAtom.cpp file contains a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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