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CVE-2020-13428 Details

Description

A 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0	CVE
https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11	CVE	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0	[email protected]
https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11	[email protected]	Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
videolan vlc media player	< 3.0.11
CPE cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player::::::iphone_os::* cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player::::::macos::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	9.0 10.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 3, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 19, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 19, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 11, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 10, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]