Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vlc package, versions <3.0.12-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-VLC-8489726
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed8 Jan 2021

Introduced: 8 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-26664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 vlc to version 3.0.12-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vlc package and not the vlc package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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