VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-13428

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references