Axiomatic Bento4 mp4decrypt Mp4Decrypt.cpp SetDataSize allocation of resources
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Axiomatic Bento4 up to 1.6.0-641. Affected is the function AP4_DataBuffer::SetDataSize of the file Mp4Decrypt.cpp of the component mp4decrypt. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8537
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr65-fgv2-r9vh
- 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2025-8537 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8537 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xr65-fgv2-r9vh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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