VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.