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Debian DSA-435-1 : mpg123 - heap overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 15272

Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in mpg123, a command-line mp3 player, whereby a response from a remote HTTP server could overflow a buffer allocated on the heap, potentially permitting execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking mpg123. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, mpg123 would need to request an mp3 stream from a malicious remote server via HTTP.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.59r-13woody2.

We recommend that you update your mpg123 package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-435

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15272

File Name: debian_DSA-435.nasl

Version: 1.21

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: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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:mpg123

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0865

BID: 8680

DSA: 435