MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:22274

Info

MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22274
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-0578
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 27 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 17 2007 08:48PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Pardus Linux 2007.1
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 s
+ Gentoo Linux
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 0.59 q
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 p
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 o
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 n
mpg123 mpg123 0.59 m
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s
mpg123 mpg123 0.63
+ Gentoo Linux
mpg123 mpg123 0.62
+ Gentoo Linux
mpg123 mpg123 0.60
+ Gentoo Linux
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Not Vulnerable: mpg123 mpg123 0.64
+ Gentoo Linux

Discussion

MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

The 'mpg123' media player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when connecting to malicious servers.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected application to crash, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice a victim into connecting to a malicious website.

Solution / Fix

MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


mpg123 mpg123 0.63

mpg123 mpg123 0.62

mpg123 mpg123 0.60

mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 p

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 o

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 q

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 n

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 m

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 r

mpg123 mpg123 0.59 s

References

MPG123 HTTP_Open() Connection Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:
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