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From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200904-15 ] mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:05:35
Message-Id: 200904170002.58671.rbu@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-15
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: April 16, 2009
10 Bugs: #265342
11 ID: 200904-15
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15 Synopsis
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18 An error in mpg123 might allow for the execution of arbitrary code.
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20 Background
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23 mpg123 is a realtime MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1, 2 and
24 3.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-sound/mpg123 < 1.7.2 >= 1.7.2
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34 Description
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37 The vendor reported a signedness error in the store_id3_text() function
38 in id3.c, allowing for out-of-bounds memory access.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open an MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
44 (MP3) file containing a specially crafted ID3 tag, possibly resulting
45 in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
46 running the application.
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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/mpg123-1.7.2"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2009-1301
65 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1301
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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-200904-15.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 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2009 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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