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CVE-2024-58397: MP4v2 through 2.1.3 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via MP4File::GetChapters

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-27
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

MP4v2 through 2.1.3 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read in MP4File::GetChapters() that allows attackers to read past heap allocations via crafted QuickTime chapter samples. Attackers can supply an MP4 file whose chapter sample is shorter than its declared title length, crashing applications like mp4chaps or leaking adjacent heap memory into chapter titles.

Affected products

• enzo1982 mp4v2: through 2.1.3

References

• https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2
• https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/blob/f4c2f1b87446100728472d80fd1161d2f8e830b2/src/mp4file.cpp#L2618-L2627
• https://github.com/enzo1982/mp4v2/issues/53
• https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/mp4v2-getchapters-oob-read
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mp4v2-through-2.1.3-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-mp4file-getchapters
• https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2024-58397-mp4v2-getchapters-oob-read

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