mp4v2 v2.1.2 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the class MP4BytesProperty.

published 2023-05-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-37875

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2023-33720 updated 2025-11-21

libmp4v2: memory leak

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-14)

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/issues/36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

github.com /enzo1982/mp4v2/issues/36
exploit, issue-tracking

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-33720
NVD CVE-2023-33720

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Summary