An issue was discovered in Bento4 through 1.6.0-639.
Priority LOW 30CWE-125Published · Updated
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Bento4 through 1.6.0-639. A buffer over-read exists in the function AP4_StdcFileByteStream::WritePartial located in System/StdC/Ap4StdCFileByteStream.cpp, called from AP4_ByteStream::Write and AP4_HdlrAtom::WriteFields.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0077 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40737
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqcm-975c-w5xg
References
More Axiomatic Bento4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20431 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Bento4 Bento v.1.6.0-641 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03375 Axiomatic Bento4 mp42hevc WriteSample heap-based overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-03371 Axiomatic Bento4 mp42ts Ap4LinearReader.cpp Advance use after free CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-03370 Axiomatic Bento4 avcinfo AvcInfo.cpp heap-based overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-03369 Axiomatic Bento4 avcinfo Ap4BitStream.cpp WriteBytes heap-based overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-03367 Axiomatic Bento4 mp42hls Ap4Sample.h GetOffset use after free CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-40737 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40737 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqcm-975c-w5xg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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