---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reverse Engineer Wanted Secunia offers a Security Specialist position with emphasis on reverse engineering of software and exploit code, auditing of source code, and analysis of vulnerability reports. http://secunia.com/secunia_security_specialist/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Gentoo mpg123 Heap Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA20937 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/20937/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Gentoo Linux 1.x http://secunia.com/product/339/ DESCRIPTION: Horst Schirmeier has reported a vulnerability in Gentoo's mpg123 package, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a Gentoo specific patch, which fails to terminate strings properly. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by enticing a user into connecting to a malicious server. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Update to "media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r11" or later. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Horst Schirmeier ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200607-01.xml ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------