CVE-2020-26664
Publication date 8 January 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
vlc | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
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 |
References
Other references
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/ec1f55ee9ace5cc675395a1bc9700d99679e7e8c (3.0.12)
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt
- http://videolan.com
- http://vlc.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26664