[ GLSA 200409-20 ] mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerability (GLSA 200409-20)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: September 16, 2004
Bug(s): #63079
ID: 200409-20

Synopsis


mpg123 decoding routines contain a buffer overflow bug that might
lead to arbitrary code execution.


Background


mpg123 is a MPEG Audio Player.


Affected Packages

Package: media-sound/mpg123
Vulnerable: <= 0.59s-r3
Unaffected: >= 0.59s-r4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


mpg123 contains a buffer overflow in the code that handles layer2
decoding of media files.


Impact


An attacker can possibly exploit this bug with a specially-crafted mp3 or mp2 file
to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running mpg123.


Workaround


There is no known workaround at this time.


Resolution


All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version: