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TI-2020-16265 Aliases CVE-2020-26797GHSA-69fx-97mc-754f

Mediainfo before version 20.08 has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability via…

Priority LOW 38CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02868 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mediaarea:mediainfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.08VulnerableMediaArea
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:mediaarea:mediainfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.08 Vulnerable ·MediaArea
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26797
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69fx-97mc-754f
  3. 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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