mpg321: Format string vulnerability

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200503-34 / mpg321
Release Date	March 28, 2005
Latest Revision	March 28, 2005: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-sound/mpg321	< 0.2.10-r2	>= 0.2.10-r2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #86033

Synopsis

A flaw in the processing of ID3 tags in mpg321 could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

2. Impact Information

Background

mpg321 is a GPL replacement for mpg123, a command line audio player with support for ID3. ID3 is a tagging system that allows metadata to be embedded within media files.

Description

A routine security audit of the mpg321 package revealed a known security issue remained unpatched. The vulnerability is a result of mpg321 printing embedded ID3 data to the console in an unsafe manner.

Impact

Successful exploitation would require a victim to play a specially crafted audio file using mpg321, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mpg321 users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg321-0.2.10-r2"

4. References

CVE-2003-0969

Page updated March 28, 2005

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