Executive Summary

Summary
Title mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Informations
Name GLSA-201502-01 First vendor Publication 2015-02-06
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2015-02-06
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in mpg123, which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

mpg123 is a realtime MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1, 2 and
3.

Description

An issue has been found in mpg123 when decoding specifically crafted MP3 file, that causes a heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG file using mpg123, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-1.18.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9497 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9497

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-01.xml

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-01.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 12

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-10-18 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-655.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-02-09 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201502-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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2017-09-03 17:25:20
  • Multiple Updates
2017-08-30 05:23:59
  • Multiple Updates
2015-02-10 13:24:27
  • Multiple Updates
2015-02-06 17:21:54
  • First insertion