UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13428

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13428

    Published: 8 Jun 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-13428
    Aliases:
    USN-6180-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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://ubuntu.com/security/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, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6180-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13428

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vlc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.2.6-6
    2.2.6-6build1
    2.2.7-1
    2.2.8-1
    2.2.8-1ubuntu4
    2.2.8-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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