PT-2018-12476 · Mp4V2 · Mp4V2

Ruikai Liu · Published 2018-07-18 · Updated 2023-04-11 · CVE-2018-14379

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MP4v2 version 2.0.0

Description The issue arises from a type confusion in the MP4Atom::factory function within mp4atom.cpp, where MP4ItemAtom is used instead of the required MP4DataAtom. This confusion occurs when handling a crafted MP4 file, leading to potential memory corruption or other unspecified impacts due to differing expectations about the data structure's layout.

Recommendations For MP4v2 version 2.0.0, consider applying a patch that corrects the type confusion in the MP4Atom::factory function to use MP4DataAtom as required, ensuring proper handling of MP4 files and preventing potential memory corruption or other issues. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-14379

MGASA-2020-0062

Affected Products

Mp4V2

References · 14

• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GISUIWPKBWPXORUFNWBGFTKQS7UUVUC4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/6YCHVOYPIBGM5HYUMQ77KZH2IHSITKVE · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0062.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2020-0062 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6YCHVOYPIBGM5HYUMQ77KZH2IHSITKVE · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14379 · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRSO2IMK6P7MOIZWGWKONPIEHKBA7WL3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14379 · Security Note
• https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/releases/tag/v2.1.0 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/17/1 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25962 · Note