CVE-2022-4584
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-4584) was discovered in Axiomatic Bento4 versions up to 1.6.0-639, identified on December 17, 2022. The vulnerability affects the mp42aac functionality in the software (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability manifests as a heap-buffer-overflow in the mp42aac component, specifically in the AP4Stz2Atom::AP4Stz2Atom function within the Ap4Stz2Atom.cpp file. The issue occurs during the processing of certain input files, where buffer access exceeds allocated boundaries at line 113 of the source code (GitHub Issue).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, potentially causing application crashes and possible arbitrary code execution. The heap-buffer-overflow occurs during the reading of size 1 at specific memory addresses, which can corrupt memory structures and compromise system stability (GitHub Issue).

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