MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:11468

Info

MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11468
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0982
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 20 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 08:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Carlos Barros <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
SuSE Linux 8.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 r
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4
+ Gentoo Linux
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
 + MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Reportedly mpg123 is affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to insufficient bounds checking when copying user-supplied strings into finite process buffers.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary machine code on an affected computer with the privileges of an unsuspecting user that activated the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
SuSE Linux has released a security summary report (SUSE-SR:2005:002) that contains fixes to address this and other vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Gentoo Linux has released an advisory (GLSA 200410-27) dealing with this issue. Gentoo advises that all mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r5"

For more information, please see the referenced Gentoo Linux advisory.

Debian Linux has released advisory DSA 578-1 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandrake Linux has released advisory MDKSA-2004:120 along with fixes dealing with this and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 r

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MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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