VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-26797
Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via MediaInfoLib::File_Gxf::ChooseParser_ChannelGrouping.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via MediaInfoLib::File_Gxf::ChooseParser_ChannelGrouping.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.87% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- mediaarea/mediainfo · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 2.9% on 17 October 2026 to 2.9% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYI2372RLWYQVLSYD5PBI4YTXNMVDZCZ/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/bugs/1154/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYI2372RLWYQVLSYD5PBI4YTXNMVDZCZ/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/bugs/1154/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.