Description
An issue was discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-628. A heap-based buffer over-read exists in AP4_BitStream::ReadBytes() in Codecs/Ap4BitStream.cpp, a similar issue to CVE-2017-14645. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to the aac2mp4 binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | No fix yet | — |