CVE-2020-26797

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Published Mar 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via MediaInfoLib::File_Gxf::ChooseParser_ChannelGrouping.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediaarea:mediainfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2603-1	libmediainfo security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-19333	Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via MediaInfoLib::File_Gxf::ChooseParser_ChannelGrouping.
Ubuntu USN	USN-5237-1	MediaInfoLib vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.9% (2.868% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYI2372RLWYQVLSYD5PBI4YTXNMVDZCZ/
https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/bugs/1154/

History

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Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora

Mediaarea Mediainfo

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 18, 2021, 7:17 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:03 PM
Reserved: Oct 7, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 18, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM

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