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CVE-2020-13428

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 82.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2020-06-08 18:13Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 12:18Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-05-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

bfe044dfa27d64ffdbd6903fd35c49d16ca63895d03cc328aa936bb19668495c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

videolanvlc_media_playerNot specified—

06 References

github.comhttps://github.com/videolan/vlc/commits/master/modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.cx_refsource_MISC
git.videolan.orghttp://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d5c43c21c747ff30ed19fcca745dea3481c733e0x_refsource_MISC
github.comhttps://github.com/videolan/vlc-3.0/releases/tag/3.0.11x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.debian.orgDSA-4704https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4704vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
www.videolan.orghttps://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3011.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM