# CVE-2017-14638: AP4\_AtomFactory::CreateAtomFromStream in Core/Ap4AtomFactory.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 has missing NULL checks, leading to a NULL poin

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

AP4_AtomFactory::CreateAtomFromStream in Core/Ap4AtomFactory.cpp in Bento4 version 1.5.0-617 has missing NULL checks, leading to a NULL pointer dereference, segmentation fault, and application crash in AP4_Atom::SetType in Core/Ap4Atom.h.

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## References

- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/be7185faf7f52674028977dcf501c6039ff03aa5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-null-pointer-dereference-in-ap4_atomsettype-ap4atom-h/
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/182

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