CVE-2017-14641 json
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_DataAtom class in MetaData/Ap4MetaData.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617.
published 2017-09-21 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6141
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in the AP4_DataAtom class in MetaData/Ap4MetaData.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to remote denial of service.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blogs.gentoo.org https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_dataatomap4_dataatom-ap4metadata-cpp/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/184 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
github.com
/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/41cad602709436628f07b4c4f64e9ff7a611f687
patch, third-party-advisory
-
blogs.gentoo.org
/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_dataatomap4_dataatom-ap4metadata-cpp/
exploit, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
github.com
/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/184
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-14641
- NVD CVE-2017-14641
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