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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2018-14543

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

There exists one NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in AP4_JsonInspector::AddField in Ap4Atom.cpp in Bento4 1.5.1-624, which can allow attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted mp4 file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable mp4dump.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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  • Published