[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200904-15 ] mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-15

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Date: April 16, 2009

Bugs: #265342

ID: 200904-15

 

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Synopsis

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An error in mpg123 might allow for the execution of arbitrary code.

 

Background

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

3.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 media-sound/mpg123 < 1.7.2 >= 1.7.2

 

Description

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The vendor reported a signedness error in the store_id3_text() function

in id3.c, allowing for out-of-bounds memory access.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could entice a user to open an MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

(MP3) file containing a specially crafted ID3 tag, possibly resulting

in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user

running the application.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-1.7.2"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1301

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1301

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-15.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

http://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5