MGASA-2020-0272 - Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 04 Jul 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0272.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-13428

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.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26809
- ;a=blob;f=NEWS;h=5a61ba26cec611bbc045fb235d40eba9e0a88ccf;hb=dc0c5ced7230e5660142302c7c1aef6cc14f3564
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13428

SRPMS:
- 7/core/vlc-3.0.11-1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0272: vlc security update

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 be...

Summary

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.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26809

- ;a=blob;f=NEWS;h=5a61ba26cec611bbc045fb235d40eba9e0a88ccf;hb=dc0c5ced7230e5660142302c7c1aef6cc14f3564

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13428

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0272 - Updated vlc packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/vlc-3.0.11-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 04 Jul 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0272.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-13428

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