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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 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
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Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been found in mpg123 which could
lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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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
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=media-sound/mpg123-0.59s-r5"

References
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  [ 1 ] Security Advisory by Carlos Barros
        mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt

Availability
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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?
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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
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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