CVE-2020-26664

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Videolan
Status
Vlc Media Player
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 January 2021

Summary

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.

References

http://vlc.com
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http://videolan.com
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https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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