CVE-2020-26664

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Videolan Vlc Media Player

PublishedJan 8, 2021

First seenJan 8, 2021

How to fix

Update

videolan vlc_media_player3.0.12 or later

Vendor advisories

debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
videolan vlc_media_player	v < 3.0.12	3.0.12
debian debian_linux	9.0, 10.0	—

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