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 service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 Annex-B video (.avi for example) file.

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.

Updated vlc packages fixes security vulnerability:

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 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 (CVE-2020-13428).

The vlc package has been updated to version 3.0.11, fixing this issue and other bugs.

This update for vlc fixes the following issues:

Update to 3.0.11.1:

• CVE-2020-13428: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC () (boo#1172727)
• CVE-2020-26664: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in EbmlTypeDispatcher:send () (boo#1180755)

This update for vlc fixes the following issues:

Update to 3.0.11.1:

• CVE-2020-13428: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC () (boo#1172727)
• CVE-2020-26664: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in EbmlTypeDispatcher:send () (boo#1180755)

This update for vlc fixes the following issues:

Update to 3.0.11.1:

• CVE-2020-13428: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC () (boo#1172727)
• CVE-2020-26664: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in EbmlTypeDispatcher:send () (boo#1180755)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

This update for vlc fixes the following issues:

Update to 3.0.11.1:

• CVE-2020-13428: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the hxxx_AnnexB_to_xVC () (boo#1172727)
• CVE-2020-26664: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in EbmlTypeDispatcher:send () (boo#1180755)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

These are all security issues fixed in the libvlc5-3.0.16-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19721)

It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when processing H.264 video files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted H.264 video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13428)

It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when processing AVI video files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted AVI video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25801, CVE-2021-25802, CVE-2021-25803, CVE-2021-25804)

It was discovered that the VNC module of VLC contained an arithmetic overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rouge VNC server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-41325)