UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26664

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-26664
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26664.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26664
Upstream
Published
2021-01-08T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:25Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-3
2.2.1-5
2.2.2-1
2.2.2-2
2.2.2-3
2.2.2-3build1
2.2.2-4
2.2.2-5
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3
2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc5",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore8",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-data",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-nox",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-sdl",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi",
            "binary_version": "2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.6-6
2.2.6-6build1
2.2.7-1
2.2.8-1
2.2.8-1ubuntu4
2.2.8-2

3.*

3.0.0~rc1-1ubuntu1
3.0.0~rc1-1ubuntu3
3.0.0~rc2-1ubuntu1
3.0.0~rc2-2ubuntu1
3.0.0~rc2-2ubuntu2
3.0.0~rc4-1ubuntu1
3.0.0~rc7-2ubuntu1
3.0.0~rc8-1ubuntu1
3.0.0-1ubuntu1
3.0.1-1ubuntu5
3.0.1-2ubuntu1
3.0.1-2ubuntu2
3.0.1-3
3.0.1-3build1
3.0.2-0ubuntu0.1
3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1
3.0.4-1ubuntu0.2
3.0.7.1-0ubuntu18.04.1
3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1
3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1
3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2
3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc5",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore9",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-data",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-l10n",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-access-extra",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-base",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-skins2",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-output",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-splitter",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-visualization",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-zvbi",
            "binary_version": "3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / vlc

Package

Name
vlc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vlc@3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.8-2
3.0.8-2build1
3.0.8-3
3.0.8-3build1
3.0.8-3build2
3.0.8-3build4
3.0.8-4
3.0.9.2-1
3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlc5",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvlccore9",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-data",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-l10n",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-access-extra",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-base",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-fluidsynth",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-jack",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-notify",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-samba",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-skins2",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-svg",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-output",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-video-splitter",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vlc-plugin-visualization",
            "binary_version": "3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        }
    ]
}