Is CVE-2020-13428 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-13428 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-13428?

CVE-2020-13428 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-13428?

CVE-2020-13428 has an EPSS score of 2.39% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13428?

Upgrade vlc on debian 11 to 3.0.11-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-13428

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

vlcDebian

Fixed in:3.0.11-1CVE-2020-13428

vlcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1USN-6180-1

vlc-plugin-access-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6180-1

Fixed in:3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1USN-6180-1

VLC media playerWindows application

Affected:3.0.11Fixed in:3.0.11VideoLAN

VLC media player (Nightly)Windows application

Affected:3.0.11Fixed in:3.0.11VideoLAN

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

videolan.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

git.videolan.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.