CVE-2020-13428

Summary

CVECVE-2020-13428
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-06-08 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:16:00 UTC
DescriptionA heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC function in modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.11 for macOS/iOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 Annex-B video (.avi for example) file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All
Application Videolan Vlc Media Player All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
History for modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c - videolan/vlc · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.videolan.org Git - vlc/vlc-3.0.git/commit MISC git.videolan.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
VideoLAN Security Bulletin VLC 3.0.11 - VideoLAN CONFIRM www.videolan.org
Release VLC media player 3.0.11 'Vetinari' · videolan/vlc-3.0 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4704-1 vlc DEBIAN www.debian.org
git.videolan.org Git - vlc/vlc-3.0.git/commit git.videolan.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199556 Ubuntu Security Notification for VLC media player Vulnerabilities (USN-6180-1)
  • 501267 Alpine Linux Security Update for vlc
  • 750419 OpenSUSE Security Update for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2021:0091-1)
  • 750425 OpenSUSE Security Update for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2021:0076-1)
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