Double Free Affecting mp4v2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-MP4V2-458903
  • published22 Jul 2018
  • disclosed13 Jul 2018

Introduced: 13 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14054  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (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.

A double free exists in the MP4StringProperty class in mp4property.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0. A dangling pointer is freed again in the destructor once an exception is triggered.