CVE-2018-20502

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—

6.5

An issue was discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-627. There is an attempt at excessive memory allocation in the AP4_DataBuffer class when called from AP4_HvccAtom::Create in Core/Ap4HvccAtom.cpp.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 49.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 26, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/349
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/349

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-20502?

CVE-2018-20502 is a medium vulnerability published on December 26, 2018. An issue was discovered in Bento4 1.5.1-627. There is an attempt at excessive memory allocation in the AP4DataBuffer class when called from AP4HvccAtom::Create in Core/Ap4HvccAtom.cpp.

When was CVE-2018-20502 disclosed?

CVE-2018-20502 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 26, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-20502 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20502 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20502?

CVE-2018-20502 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-20502?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20502, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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