OSVDB ID: 11023

Title: mpg123 getauthfromURL() httpauth1 Remote Buffer Overflow

Info

Disclosure
Oct 21, 2004

Discovery
Oct 02, 2004

Dates

Exploit
Oct 21, 2004

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in mpg123. mpg123 fails to check the length of the dynamically allocated purl variable before copying it into the static global httpauth1 variable resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted playlist file containing an overly long URL, an attacker can execute arbitrary code with user privileges or perform a denial of service attack resulting in a loss of integrity and/or availability.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Michael Hipp

mpg123

 0.59r
0.59s

References

Credit
  • Carlos Barros - barrosbarrossecurity.com - Barros Security Researcher


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/11023