mpg123: Buffer overflow

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200501-14 / media-sound/mpg123
Release Date	January 10, 2005
Latest Revision	January 10, 2005: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-sound/mpg123	< 0.59s-r9	>= 0.59s-r9	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #76862

Synopsis

An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code by way of specially crafted MP2 or MP3 files.

2. Impact Information

Background

mpg123 is a real-time MPEG audio player.

Description

mpg123 improperly parses frame headers in input streams.

Impact

By inducing a user to play a malicious file, an attacker may be able to exploit a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running mpg123.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r9"

4. References

Page updated January 10, 2005

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