CVE-2022-3812
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was found in Axiomatic Bento4 affecting the function AP4_ContainerAtom. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 1, 2022 and is tracked as CVE-2022-3812. The issue affects the Bento4 multimedia framework (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability involves memory leaks in multiple components of Bento4, particularly affecting the AP4_ContainerAtom functionality. Memory leaks were detected in several utilities including mp4encrypt, mp4edit, and mp4decrypt. The issue manifests when processing certain MP4 files, where allocated memory is not properly freed (GitHub Issue).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to memory leaks when processing MP4 files, potentially causing resource exhaustion over time. Multiple components are affected including mp4encrypt (144 bytes leak), mp4edit (144 bytes leak), and mp4decrypt (varying from 328 to 1720 bytes leak) (GitHub Issue).

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