CVE-2020-13428

high

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.

References

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704

https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c

https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-06-08

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High