mpg123 Invalid MP3 Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:6593

Info

mpg123 Invalid MP3 Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6593
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 13 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 13 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to [email protected].
Vulnerable: mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s
Not Vulnerable: 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

Discussion

mpg123 Invalid MP3 Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported for mpg123 that may result in code execution.

The vulnerability exists when mpg123 is used to play certain MP3 files. Specifically, when playing MP3 files with malformed headers, it may be possible to cause mpg123 to execute malicious attacker-supplied code.

Solution / Fix

mpg123 Invalid MP3 Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

mpg123 Invalid MP3 Header Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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