Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40943
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the kodi-inputstream-adaptive package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Bento4 1.6.0-638, there is a null pointer reference in the function AP4_DescriptorListInspector::Action function in Ap4Descriptor.h:124 , as demonstrated by GPAC. This can cause a denial of service (DOS).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40943 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40943 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40943 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40943 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | kodi-inputstream-adaptive | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40943 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/643 x_refsource_MISC