CVE-2017-14646
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate...
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2017-14646- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2017-14646- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6146 No score
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6146- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6435-qp7p-f85j
7.5
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate...
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
GHSA-6435-qp7p-f85j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2017-14646- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14646
7.5
The AP4_AvccAtom and AP4_HvccAtom classes in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 do not properly validate data sizes, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and application crash in AP4_DataBuffer::SetData in Core/Ap4DataBuffer.cpp.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14646- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kodi-inputstream-adaptiveUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.14+ds1-12.6.23+ds1-119.0.0+ds1-119.0.0+ds1-2 |
None known |
kodi-inputstream-adaptiveUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20.3.11+ds-120.3.17+ds-420.3.18+ds-120.3.18+ds-1build1 |
None known |
kodi-inputstream-adaptiveUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 21.5.9+ds-1 |
None known |
kodi-inputstream-adaptiveUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 21.5.16+ds-1 |
None known |
kodi-inputstream-adaptiveUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 21.5.9+ds-121.5.16+ds-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14646 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Axiosys Bento4, published September 21, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ap4_databuffersetdata-ap4databuffer-cpp
github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/53499d8d4c69142137c7c7f0097a444783fdeb90
github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/188
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14646
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6435-qp7p-f85j
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14646
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14646