CVE-2020-13428

moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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6.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Debian Videolan

References (10)

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fc...
Release Notes https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11
Patch https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704
Vendor Advisory https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fc...
Release Notes https://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11
Patch https://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704
Vendor Advisory https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low