CVE-2020-26664

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    CVE-2020-26664

    Published: 8 Jan 2021Last Modified: 10 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37, https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834, https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -d590d61de4001c9ddb155613bbe9b269a9fc9daa

    Affected versions

    3.0.11.1
    3.0.11
    3.0.10
    3.0.9.2
    3.0.9.1
    3.0.9
    3.0.8
    3.0.7.1-1
    3.0.7.1
    3.0.7
    3.0.6
    3.0.5-2
    3.0.5-1
    3.0.5
    3.0.4
    3.0.3-1
    3.0.3
    3.0.2
    3.0.1
    3.0.0-2
    3.0.0.1
    3.0.0-1
    3.0.0
    3.0.0-rc8
    3.0.0-rc7
    3.0.0-rc6
    3.0.0-rc5
    3.0.0-rc4
    3.0.0-rc3
    3.0.0-rc2
    3.0.0-rc1
    3.0.0-git

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2020-26664 | CVE-DB