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FreeBSD: VID-77896891-B08A-11EA-937B-B42E99A1B9C3 (CVE-2020-13428): vlc heap-based buffer overflow

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FreeBSD: VID-77896891-B08A-11EA-937B-B42E99A1B9C3 (CVE-2020-13428): vlc heap-based buffer overflow

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/27/2020
Created
06/23/2020
Added
06/20/2020
Modified
06/20/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-vlc

References

  • CVE-2020-13428

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