CVE-2020-13428
Published: 08 June 2020
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vlc Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.11-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.11-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Needed
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needed
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13428
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git;a=commit;h=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian