GLSA-200409-20 : mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14747

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-20 (mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability)

mpg123 contains a buffer overflow in the code that handles layer2 decoding of media files.
Impact :

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 :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

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'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14747

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200409-20.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 9/16/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mpg123, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0805

GLSA: 200409-20

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