CVE-2020-13428: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
• Videolan Vlc Media Player: before 3.0.11 (fixed in 3.0.11)

Published 2020-06-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.