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diff --git a/glsa-200412-22.xml b/glsa-200412-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4ed0057f70bf --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200412-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200412-22"> + <title>mpg123: Playlist buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + mpg123 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that allows an attacker to + execute arbitrary code through the use of a malicious playlist. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mpg123</product> + <announced>December 21, 2004</announced> + <revised>December 21, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>74692</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-sound/mpg123" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.59s-r8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.59s-r8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + mpg123 is a MPEG Audio Player. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Bartlomiej Sieka discovered that mpg123 contains an unsafe + strcat() to an array in playlist.c. This code vulnerability may lead to + a buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/mpg123.txt">Original Advisory</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1284">CAN-2004-1284</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:15:47 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:20:26 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:35:46 +0000"> + SeJo + </metadata> +</glsa> |