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Debian DSA-564-1 : mpg123 - missing user input sanitising

high Nessus Plugin ID 15662

Synopsis

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

Description

Davide Del Vecchio discovered a vulnerability in mpg123, a popular (but non-free) MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player. A malicious MPEG layer 2/3 file could cause the header checks in mpg123 to fail, which could in turn allow arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the user running mpg123.

Solution

Upgrade the mpg123 package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.59r-13woody3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-564

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15662

File Name: debian_DSA-564.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0805

DSA: 564