3331 : mpg321 Remotely Exploitable
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-01-06

Description

A remote overflow exists in mpg321. The package fails to validate some striugs within an MP3 file resulting in a printf() overflow. With a specially crafted MP3 file, an attacker can cause execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access

Technical

User-supplied strings are passed to printf(3) unsafely. This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to overwrite memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, mpg321 would need to play a malicious mp3 file (including via HTTP streaming).

Solution

For the current stable Debian distribution (woody) upgrade to mpg321 version 0.2.10.2. For the unstable distribution (sid) upgrade to mpg321 version 0.2.10.3. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Debian

mpg321

0.2.10

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10544 10545 14765
CVE ID: 2003-0969 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 9364
Other Advisory URL: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-34.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-411
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Jan/1008613.html
Other Solution URL: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3720&cid=55

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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