MP4NameFirstMatches in mp4util.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0 mishandles substrings of atom names, leading to use of an inappropriate data type for asso
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.
- Published
- Jul 19, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.6% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-704
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| techsmith | mp4v2 | cpe:2.3:a:techsmith:mp4v2 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- techsmith mp4v22.0.0
Same product
techsmith: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-14054A double free exists in the MP4StringProperty class in mp4property.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0.40Plan
- CVE-2018-14446MP4Integer32Property::Read in atom_avcC.cpp in MP4v2 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow 36Monitor
- CVE-2018-14379MP4Atom::factory in mp4atom.cpp in MP4v2 2.0.0 incorrectly uses the MP4ItemAtom data type in a certain case where MP4DataAtom is required, w36Monitor
- CVE-2018-14326In MP4v2 2.0.0, there is an integer overflow (with resultant memory corruption) when resizing MP4Array for the ftyp atom in mp4array.h.36Monitor
- CVE-2018-14325In MP4v2 2.0.0, there is an integer underflow (with resultant memory corruption) when parsing MP4Atom in mp4atom.cpp.36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-704 · Incorrect Type Conversion or CastCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/releases/tag/v2.1.0
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6YCHVOYPIBGM5HYUMQ77KZH2IHSITKVE/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FRSO2IMK6P7MOIZWGWKONPIEHKBA7WL3/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GISUIWPKBWPXORUFNWBGFTKQS7UUVUC4/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.