Debian Security Advisory
DSA-578-1 mpg123 -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 01 Nov 2004
- Affected Packages:
- mpg123
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0982.
- More information:
-
Carlos Barros has discovered a buffer overflow in the HTTP authentication routine of mpg123, a popular (but non-free) MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player. If a user opened a malicious playlist or URL, an attacker might execute arbitrary code with the rights of the calling user.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.59r-13woody4.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.59r-17.
We recommend that you upgrade your mpg123 package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-nas_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-oss-3dnow_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-oss-i486_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_i386.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123-esd_0.59r-13woody4_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/non-free/m/mpg123/mpg123_0.59r-13woody4_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.