CVE-2020-13428 — A heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC function in modules/packe
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
Published
2020-06-08T18:13:04.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T12:18:18.469Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-06-08T18:13:04.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T12:18:18.469Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c
- git.videolan.org — http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fc…
- github.com — https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11
- www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704
- www.videolan.org — https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html
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