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
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
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
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
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.