Upstream information
CVE-2020-13428 at MITRE
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.
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
CVSS v2 Scores
| CVSS detail |  National Vulnerability Database | 
| Base Score |  6.8 | 
| Vector |  AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector |  Network | 
| Access Complexity |  Medium | 
| Authentication |  None | 
| Confidentiality Impact |  Partial | 
| Integrity Impact |  Partial | 
| Availability Impact |  Partial | 
CVSS v3 Scores
| CVSS detail |  National Vulnerability Database | 
| Base Score |  7.8 | 
| Vector |  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
| Attack Vector |  Local | 
| Attack Complexity |  Low | 
| Privileges Required |  None | 
| User Interaction |  Required | 
| Scope |  Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact |  High | 
| Integrity Impact |  High | 
| Availability Impact |  High | 
| CVSSv3 Version |  3.1 | 
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 
1172727 [RESOLVED / FIXED]
SUSE Security Advisories:
List of released packages
| Product(s) |  Fixed package version(s) |  References | 
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-devel >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-jack >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.11.1-bp151.5.12.1 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2021-121 | 
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP2 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-devel >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-jack >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.11.1-bp152.2.9.1 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2021-122 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-devel >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-jack >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.11.1-lp151.6.12.1 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2021-76 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-devel >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-jack >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.11.1-lp152.2.9.1 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2021-91 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.13-bp153.1.1 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA libvlc5-3.0.13-bp153.1.1 | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA libvlc5-3.0.17.3-bp154.1.49 | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |  libvlc5 >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 libvlccore9 >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-codec-gstreamer >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-devel >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-jack >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-lang >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-noX >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-opencv >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-qt >= 3.0.16-1.5 
 vlc-vdpau >= 3.0.16-1.5 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11502 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jun  9 01:44:58 2020
CVE page last modified: Sat Nov  1 21:58:18 2025