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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639
Vulnerability in kodi-inputstream-adaptive (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639)
Summary
vulnerability in kodi-inputstream-adaptive (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639** has been found in kodi-inputstream-adaptive.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "kodi-inputstream-adaptive UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14639 (kodi-inputstream-adaptive) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in kodi-inputstream-adaptive.
📍 Affected scope
kodi-inputstream-adaptive — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'kodi-inputstream-adaptive' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'kodi-inputstream-adaptive' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `kodi-inputstream-adaptive` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
kodi-inputstream-adaptive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
kodi-inputstream-adaptive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
kodi-inputstream-adaptive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
kodi-inputstream-adaptive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14639
- report https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/14/bento4-stack-based-buffer-underflow-in-ap4_visualsampleentryreadfields-ap4sampleentry-cpp/
- report https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/commit/03d1222ab9c2ce779cdf01bdb96cdd69cbdcfeda
- report https://github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/190
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14639