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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (74.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Videolan Vlc Media Player
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.html (mailing-list, 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.