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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-27

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-27
Posted Oct 28, 2004
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-27 - Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been found in mpg123 which could lead to execution of arbitrary code. The flaws in the getauthfromURL() and http_open() functions have been reported by Carlos Barros. Additionally, the Gentoo Linux Sound Team fixed additional boundary checks which were found to be lacking.

tags | advisory, overflow, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200410-27

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Severity: Normal
Title: mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities
Date: October 27, 2004
Bugs: #68343
ID: 200410-27

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Synopsis
========

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been found in mpg123 which could
lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

mpg123 is a MPEG Audio Player.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/mpg123 < 0.59s-r5 >= 0.59s-r5

Description
===========

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the getauthfromURL() and http_open()
functions have been reported by Carlos Barros. Additionally, the Gentoo
Linux Sound Team fixed additional boundary checks which were found to
be lacking.

Impact
======

By enticing a user to open a malicious playlist or URL or making use of
a specially-crafted symlink, an attacker could possibly execute
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-r5"

References
==========

[ 1 ] Security Advisory by Carlos Barros
http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-27.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/1.0
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