This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE0075DFF2DA9F66E47E8B1B6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: mpg123: Playlist buffer overflow Date: December 21, 2004 Bugs: #74692 ID: 200412-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== mpg123 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code through the use of a malicious playlist. Background ========== mpg123 is a MPEG Audio Player. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-sound/mpg123 < 0.59s-r8 >= 0.59s-r8 Description =========== Bartlomiej Sieka discovered that mpg123 contains an unsafe strcat() to an array in playlist.c. This code vulnerability may lead to a buffer overflow. Impact ====== A remote attacker could craft a malicious playlist which, when used, would result in the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running mpg123. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r8" References ========== [ 1 ] Original Advisory http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/mpg123.txt [ 2 ] CAN-2004-1284 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1284 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200412-22.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --------------enigE0075DFF2DA9F66E47E8B1B6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFByDx1vcL1obalX08RApeBAJ9/v9xZHW4qCnwpc0+YI8zfMdULHgCfXlvH e+BVThEAFPWkMKy+lNoA6cA= =UetY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE0075DFF2DA9F66E47E8B1B6--