What is the severity of CVE-2017-14643?

CVE-2017-14643 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14643?

To fix CVE-2017-14643, upgrade to a later version of Bento4 that addresses the heap-based buffer over-read.

What impact does CVE-2017-14643 have on Bento4?

CVE-2017-14643 can lead to heap-based buffer over-reads and may cause application crashes.

Which version of Bento4 is affected by CVE-2017-14643?

CVE-2017-14643 affects Bento4 version 1.5.0-617.

Can CVE-2017-14643 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2017-14643 does not appear to have documented remote exploitability but can lead to a crash if targeted.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-14643

medium

6.5

CWE

125

21/9/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-14643

First published: Thu Sep 21 2017(Updated: )

The AP4_HdlrAtom class in Core/Ap4HdlrAtom.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 uses an incorrect character data type, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_BytesToUInt32BE in Core/Ap4Utils.h.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Bento4	=1.5.0-617

Remedy

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ap4_bytestouint32be-ap4utils-h/

Remedy

https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/5eb8cf89d724ccb0b4ce5f24171ec7c11f0a7647

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14643?
CVE-2017-14643 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14643?
To fix CVE-2017-14643, upgrade to a later version of Bento4 that addresses the heap-based buffer over-read.
What impact does CVE-2017-14643 have on Bento4?
CVE-2017-14643 can lead to heap-based buffer over-reads and may cause application crashes.
Which version of Bento4 is affected by CVE-2017-14643?
CVE-2017-14643 affects Bento4 version 1.5.0-617.
Can CVE-2017-14643 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2017-14643 does not appear to have documented remote exploitability but can lead to a crash if targeted.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14643?
CVE-2017-14643 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14643?
To fix CVE-2017-14643, upgrade to a later version of Bento4 that addresses the heap-based buffer over-read.
What impact does CVE-2017-14643 have on Bento4?
CVE-2017-14643 can lead to heap-based buffer over-reads and may cause application crashes.
Which version of Bento4 is affected by CVE-2017-14643?
CVE-2017-14643 affects Bento4 version 1.5.0-617.
Can CVE-2017-14643 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2017-14643 does not appear to have documented remote exploitability but can lead to a crash if targeted.