Process crash via null language pointer dereference
Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in Bento4 1.6.0-641 allows remote attackers to crash mp4fragment with a crafted MP4 file. While constructing an output track, AP4_MdhdAtom passes a null language pointer to strlen, causing a read from the zero page. Exploitation requires mp4fragment to process attacker-controlled media; public evidence demonstrates process termination, not arbitrary code execution.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in Bento4 1.6.0-641 allows remote attackers to crash mp4fragment with a crafted MP4 file. While constructing an output track, AP4_MdhdAtom passes a null language pointer to strlen, causing a read from the zero page. Exploitation requires mp4fragment to process attacker-controlled media; public evidence demonstrates process termination, not arbitrary code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-31005
- Published
- Apr 2, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Axiomatic Systems LLC
- Product
- Bento4
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.6.0-641
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Public exploit references
- Issue 941 proof-of-concept MP4 filesproof of concept · demonstrated
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