Heap-based buffer overflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2020-13428
Published: June 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29119
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13428
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC() function in modules/packetizer/hxxx_nal.c in VideoLAN VLC media player when processing H.264 Annex-B video files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .avi file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
VLC Media Player
vlc (Debian package)
vlc (Alpine package)
vlc (Ubuntu package)
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
vlc (Debian package)
vlc (Alpine package)
vlc (Ubuntu package)
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13428
Install update from vendor's website.
VLC Media Player - update to 3.0.11
vlc (Debian package) - addressed in versions 3.0.11-0+deb9u1, 3.0.11-0+deb10u1, 3.0.11-1
vlc (Alpine package) - update to 3.0.11-r0
vlc (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc (Debian package) - addressed in versions 3.0.11-0+deb9u1, 3.0.11-0+deb10u1, 3.0.11-1
vlc (Alpine package) - update to 3.0.11-r0
vlc (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
vlc-plugin-access-extra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1