CVE-2022-3812
Published: 01 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3812 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 45.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-43153
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Axiomatic Bento4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function AP4_ContainerAtom::AP4_ContainerAtom of the component mp4encrypt. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has…
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been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-212678 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Contingency plan updates incorporate proper resource shutdown and release steps, preventing attackers from leveraging incomplete cleanup during recovery scenarios.
Mandates explicit shutdown of the network connection at session conclusion, directly addressing improper resource release.
Requires proper shutdown/release procedures that include overwriting or isolating data to block unintended transfer via reused system objects.
Procedures can mandate orderly shutdown or release of resources when failures occur, preventing improper resource handling after a fault.