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Debian DSA-411-1 : mpg321 - format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 15248

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in mpg321, a command-line mp3 player, whereby user-supplied strings were passed to printf(3) unsafely. This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to overwrite memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, mpg321 would need to play a malicious mp3 file (including via HTTP streaming).

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.10.2.

We recommend that you update your mpg321 package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-411

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15248

File Name: debian_DSA-411.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mpg321

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0969

BID: 9364

DSA: 411