GLSA 200501-14: mpg123: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	mpg123: Buffer overflow
Date:	01/10/2005
Bugs:	#76862
ID:	200501-14

Synopsis

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

Background

mpg123 is a real-time MPEG audio player.

Affected packages

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

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.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:

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

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-14.xml

Concerns?

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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.