CVE-2020-13428
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Out-of-bounds write
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.cPatch
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.htmlAdvisory
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704Advisory