CVE-2018-14403

Public Exploit

Description

MP4NameFirstMatches in mp4util.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0 mishandles substrings of atom names, leading to use of an inappropriate data type for associated atoms. The resulting type confusion can cause out-of-bounds memory access.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/18/3 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6YCHVOYPIBGM5HYUMQ77KZH2IHSITKVE/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRSO2IMK6P7MOIZWGWKONPIEHKBA7WL3/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GISUIWPKBWPXORUFNWBGFTKQS7UUVUC4/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/releases/tag/v2.1.0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14403?
CVE-2018-14403 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14403?
To fix CVE-2018-14403, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14403 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14403 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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