Out-of-bounds Write Affecting videolan package, versions [,3.0.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIDEOLAN-2371162
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Jan 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jan 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade videolan to version 3.0.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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.

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CVSS Scores

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