Out-of-bounds Write Affecting videolan package, versions [,3.0.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-2371211
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Jun 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-13428  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade videolan to version 3.0.11 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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.

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