CVE-2022-3817
Published: 01 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-3817 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 32.4% 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-2022-43158
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in Axiomatic Bento4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component mp4mux. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been…
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disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212683.
- 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.