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GLSA-200501-14 : mpg123: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 16405

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-200501-14 (mpg123: Buffer overflow)

 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.

Solution

All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r9'

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/374433

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-14

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16405

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-14.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

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: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0991

GLSA: 200501-14