Buffer overflow in Videolan Vlc_media_player
CVE-2020-26664
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc_media_player
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (x_refsource_MISC, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-26664?
- CVE-2020-26664 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc_media_player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-26664?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-26664 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.