Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-26664
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the vlc package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vlc | 3.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vlc | 3.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vlc | 3.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vlc | 3.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vlc | 3.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Debian:12 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Debian:13 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26664 |
| Debian:14 | vlc | 3.0.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26664 |