CVE-2020-26664
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Out-of-bounds write
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
A vulnerability in EbmlTypeDispatcher::send in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.11 allows attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://videolan.comAdvisory
- http://vlc.comAdvisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.htmlAdvisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834Advisory
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txtAdvisory