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CVE-2020-26664

Published: 8 January 2021

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vlc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

upstream Needs triage

focal Needs triage

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Needs triage

impish Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(3.0.17.4-5)
trusty Ignored
(end of standard support)
lunar Not vulnerable
(3.0.18-2build1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(3.0.16-1build7)
mantic Not vulnerable
(3.0.18-2build3)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H