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Debian dsa-5811 : libmpg123-0 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210748

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5811 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5811-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso November 11, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : mpg123 CVE ID : CVE-2024-10573 Debian Bug : 1086443

 An out-of-bounds write vulnerability when handling crafted streams was discovered in mpg123, a real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2 and 3, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.31.2-1+deb12u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your mpg123 packages.

 For the detailed security status of mpg123 please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mpg123

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libmpg123-0 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/mpg123

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-10573

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/mpg123

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210748

File Name: debian_DSA-5811.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2024

Updated: 11/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-10573

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmpg123-0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmpg123-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mpg123, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libout123-0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsyn123-0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-10573