Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting mp4v2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-MP4V2-458897
  • published22 Jul 2018
  • disclosed19 Jul 2018

Introduced: 19 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-704  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 mp4v2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mp4v2 package and not the mp4v2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

MP4NameFirstMatches in mp4util.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0 mishandles substrings of atom names, leading to use of an inappropriate data type for associated atoms. The resulting type confusion can cause out-of-bounds memory access.