vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-26664)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 8, 2021 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2021
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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. It is fixed in version 3.0.12.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-26664
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-26664
- URL-http://videolan.com
- URL-http://vlc.com
- URL-https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00012.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202101-35
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-37
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4834
- CWE-787
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