USN-5237-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5237-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5237-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5237-1
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Published
2022-08-01T05:54:27.047272Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:43Z
Summary
libmediainfo vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that MediaInfoLib incorrectly handled certain specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-26797)

It was discovered that MediaInfoLib incorrectly handled certain specially crafted MpegPs files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-15395)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libmediainfo

Package

Name
libmediainfo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmediainfo@0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.64-2
0.7.64-3
0.7.65-1
0.7.67-1
0.7.67-2
0.7.67-2ubuntu1
0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo0",
            "binary_version": "0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-26797"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libmediainfo

Package

Name
libmediainfo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmediainfo@0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.73-1ubuntu1
0.7.80-1
0.7.81-1
0.7.82-1
0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo0v5",
            "binary_version": "0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-26797"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libmediainfo

Package

Name
libmediainfo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmediainfo@17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.7.98-2
0.7.99-1

17.*

17.10-1
17.12-1
17.12-1build1
17.12-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo-dev",
            "binary_version": "17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo0v5",
            "binary_version": "17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15395"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-26797"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libmediainfo

Package

Name
libmediainfo
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmediainfo@19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

18.*

18.12-2

19.*

19.09+dfsg-1
19.09+dfsg-2
19.09+dfsg-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo-dev",
            "binary_version": "19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmediainfo0v5",
            "binary_version": "19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-mediainfodll",
            "binary_version": "19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15395"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-26797"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}