CVE-2020-26664
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202101-37
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Una vulnerabilidad en la función EbmlTypeDispatcher::send en VideoLAN VLC media player versión 3.0.11, permite a atacantes desencadenar un desbordamiento del búfer en la región heap de la memoria por medio de un archivo .mkv diseñado
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the VLC media player, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed media file is opened.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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Timeline
- 2020-10-07 CVE Reserved
- 2021-01-08 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://vlc.com | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://videolan.com | 2023-02-03 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37 | 2023-02-03 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834 | 2023-02-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Videolan Search vendor "Videolan" | Vlc Media Player Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player" | < 3.0.12 Search vendor "Videolan" for product "Vlc Media Player" and version " < 3.0.12" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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