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From: Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201502-01 ] mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:21:03
Message-Id: 54D4DB0B.9050209@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-01
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: February 06, 2015
10 Bugs: #500262
11 ID: 201502-01
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability has been found in mpg123, which could result in
19 arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
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24 mpg123 is a realtime MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1, 2 and
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-sound/mpg123 < 1.18.1 >= 1.18.1
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35 Description
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38 An issue has been found in mpg123 when decoding specifically crafted
39 MP3 file, that causes a heap-based buffer overflow.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG
45 file using mpg123, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
46 with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-1.18.1"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2014-9497
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9497
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-01.xml
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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