[ GLSA 200501-14 ] mpg123: Buffer overflow

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: mpg123: Buffer overflow (GLSA 200501-14)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: January 10, 2005
Bug(s): #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: media-sound/mpg123
Vulnerable: < 0.59s-r9
Unaffected: >= 0.59s-r9
Architectures: 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: