CVE-2025-25944
Axiosys Bento4 1.6.0-641
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-25944 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 15th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-25944 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Bento4 version 1.6.0-641, affecting the Ap4RtpAtom.cpp source file, specifically within the AP4_RtpAtom constructor. The issue arises when processing a crafted MP4 input file using the mp4fragment tool, leading to potential memory corruption. It is classified under CWE-94 (Code Injection) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact but requiring local access and user interaction.
A local attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a maliciously crafted MP4 file and tricking a user into executing the mp4fragment tool on it. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected process, potentially granting the attacker high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, such as data theft, modification, or denial of service.
The primary reference, a GitHub issue at https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/993, documents the vulnerability in the Bento4 repository, where further technical details and potential patches or workarounds may be discussed by the maintainers. Security practitioners should monitor this issue for official fixes and avoid processing untrusted MP4 files with affected Bento4 versions.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4599
Vulnerability Data
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Bento4 v.1.6.0-641 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Ap4RtpAtom.cpp, specifically in AP4_RtpAtom::AP4_RtpAtom, during the execution of mp4fragment with a crafted MP4 input file.
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V1.3.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.
Controls that restrict unauthorized or malicious code from being introduced via external networks or removable media limit opportunities for an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code.