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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-34

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Severity: Normal
Title: mpg321: Format string vulnerability
Date: March 28, 2005
Bugs: #86033
ID: 200503-34

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Synopsis

A flaw in the processing of ID3 tags in mpg321 could potentially lead
to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

mpg321 is a GPL replacement for mpg123, a command line audio player
with support for ID3. ID3 is a tagging system that allows metadata to
be embedded within media files.

Affected packages

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 Package             /   Vulnerable   /                 Unaffected
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1 media-sound/mpg321 < 0.2.10-r2 >= 0.2.10-r2

Description

A routine security audit of the mpg321 package revealed a known
security issue remained unpatched. The vulnerability is a result of
mpg321 printing embedded ID3 data to the console in an unsafe manner.

Impact

Successful exploitation would require a victim to play a specially
crafted audio file using mpg321, potentially resulting in the execution
of arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All mpg321 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg321-0.2.10-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2003-0969
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0969

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-34.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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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