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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-35307
CVE-2021-35307:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in Bento4 through v1.6.0-636. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the AP4_DescriptorFinder::Test component located in /Core/Ap4Descriptor.h. It allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS) (MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the AP4_DescriptorFinder::Test function. When triggered, it results in a segmentation fault that can crash the application. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition by triggering a crash in the application through a NULL pointer dereference. This can affect the availability of systems using the affected Bento4 versions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than Bento4 v1.6.0-636 that contains fixes for this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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