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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-19720
CVE-2020-19720:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An unhandled memory allocation failure in Core/AP4IkmsAtom.cpp of Bento 1.5.1-628 causes a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service (DOS). The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 13, 2021, and is tracked as CVE-2020-19720. The affected software is Bento4 version 1.5.1-628 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the AP4_IkmsAtom component of Bento4. When processing certain input files, an unhandled memory allocation failure occurs in the Core/AP4IkmsAtom.cpp file, which subsequently leads to a NULL pointer dereference. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
The successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service (DOS) condition. When triggered, the NULL pointer dereference causes the application to crash, making the service unavailable (NVD).
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