Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-26797
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libmediainfo package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.9%top 13.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via MediaInfoLib::File_Gxf::ChooseParser_ChannelGrouping.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmediainfo | 20.09+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26797 |
| Debian:13 | libmediainfo | 20.09+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26797 |
| Debian:14 | libmediainfo | 20.09+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26797 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/bugs/1154/ x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-3b67623d93 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA