CVE-2018-14588
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue has been discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-624. A NULL pointer dereference can occur in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Bento4 version 1.5.1-624 within the AP4_DataBuffer::SetData function in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) by providing specially crafted input that results in a NULL pointer being dereferenced.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.5.1-624CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Bento4 installationSearch for Bento4 binaries or libraries on the system. Common locations include /usr/local/bin, /opt, or directories containing 'bento4' in the name. Use: find / -name '*bento4*' -o -name '*Bento4*' 2>/dev/nullAffected if Bento4 is found on the system at any path
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Identify Bento4 versionRun the bento4 binary with --version or -v flag, or check the library version if using the SDK. For command-line tools: ./bento4 [toolname] --version. Check any version file or metadata in the installation directory.Affected if Version is exactly 1.5.1-624
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Verify vulnerable source file presenceLocate Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp in the Bento4 source or installation. If source is available, examine the AP4_DataBuffer::SetData function for potential NULL pointer handling issues.Affected if The file Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp exists and contains the vulnerable SetData function code from version 1.5.1-624
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Check for applications using Bento4 libraryIdentify any applications that link against or call the Bento4 library (libBento4.so, libBento4.dylib, or similar). Review whether these applications process untrusted or external input files.Affected if Applications using Bento4 process external/untrusted media files without additional validation
A user is affected if Bento4 version 1.5.1-624 is installed and any application using this library processes untrusted input that could trigger the NULL pointer dereference in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Bento4 if available. If no patch exists, implement defensive null-pointer checks in the AP4_DataBuffer::SetData function and ensure proper input validation before pointer usage.
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