ArchLinuxASA-202101-35[ASA-202101-35] vlc: arbitrary code execution
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.6%
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202101-35
Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-01-20
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-26664
Package : vlc
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1423
Summary
The package vlc before version 3.0.12-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code
execution.
Resolution
Upgrade to 3.0.12-1.
pacman -Syu “vlc>=3.0.12-1”
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 3.0.12.
Workaround
None.
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.
Impact
A crafted .mkv file can crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.
References
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/henices/db11664dd45b9f322f8514d182aef5ea/raw/d56940c8bf211992bf4f3309a85bb2b69383e511/CVE-2020-26664.txt
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-3.0/-/commit/ec1f55ee9ace5cc675395a1bc9700d99679e7e8c
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-26664
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.6%