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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-41847
CVE-2022-41847:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A memory leak vulnerability was discovered in Bento4 version 1.6.0-639. The issue exists in the AP4_StdcFileByteStream::Create function located in System/StdC/Ap4StdcFileByteStream.cpp. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-41847 and was disclosed on September 30, 2022 (NVD, GitHub Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability manifests as a memory leak in the AP4StdcFileByteStream::Create(AP4FileByteStream, char const, AP4FileByteStream::Mode, AP4ByteStream*&) function. When tested with Address Sanitizer (ASAN), the issue shows direct leaks of 48 bytes in object allocations, along with additional indirect memory leaks (GitHub Issue).
Impact
The memory leak can lead to resource exhaustion over time, potentially causing system performance degradation or denial of service conditions. The vulnerability affects applications using the Bento4 library for processing MP4 files (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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