[ GLSA 200409-20 ] mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:37:52 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <koon@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200409-20 ] mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200409-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Date: September 16, 2004
Bugs: #63079
ID: 200409-20
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Synopsis
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mpg123 decoding routines contain a buffer overflow bug that might lead
to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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mpg123 is a MPEG Audio Player.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/mpg123 <= 0.59s-r3 >= 0.59s-r4
Description
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mpg123 contains a buffer overflow in the code that handles layer2
decoding of media files.
Impact
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An attacker can possibly exploit this bug with a specially-crafted mp3
or mp2 file to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user
running mpg123.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r4"
# emerge ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r4"
References
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[ 1 ] BugTraq Announcement
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/374433/2004-09-05/2004-09-11/0
[ 2 ] CAN-2004-0805
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0805
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-20.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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