Mpg123: buffer overflow when writing decoded pcm samples

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-10573
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-10-31 19:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-11-05 12:17:43 UTC
DescriptionAn out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted streams. When decoding PCM, the libmpg123 may write past the end of a heap-located buffer. Consequently, heap corruption may happen, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. The complexity required to exploit this flaw is considered high as the payload must be validated by the MPEG decoder and the PCM synth before execution. Additionally, to successfully execute the attack, the user must scan through the stream, making web live stream content (such as web radios) a very unlikely attack vector.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 0:1.32.9-1.el8_10 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:1.32.9-1.el9_5 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
mpg123.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi [email protected] mpg123.org
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/01/1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11193 [email protected] access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11242 [email protected] access.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/31/4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00025.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10573 [email protected] access.redhat.com
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Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-10-31T17:13:17.471ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2024-10-30T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: This vulnerability can be mitigated by using the --no-frankenstein option to the mpg123 application.

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