Axiomatic Bento4 DSI v1 Ap4Dac4Atom.cpp SkipBits heap-based overflow
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-5236 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulDB |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-31 23:17:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-01 14:23:37 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability was identified in Axiomatic Bento4 up to 1.6.0-641. Affected is the function AP4_BitReader::SkipBits of the file Ap4Dac4Atom.cpp of the component DSI v1 Parser. Such manipulation of the argument n_presentations leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.000050000 probability, percentile 0.002550000 (date 2026-04-01)
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-122 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow | CWE-119 Memory Corruption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 5.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | |
| 2.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| vuldb.com/submit/780473 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/1059 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/354387 | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| vuldb.com/vuln/354387/cti | [email protected] | vuldb.com | |
| github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/1059 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: breakingbad (VulDB User) (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z | Advisory disclosed |
| CNA | 2026-03-31T02:00:00.000Z | VulDB entry created |
| CNA | 2026-03-31T16:14:33.000Z | VulDB entry last update |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.