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mpg123 "III_i_stereo()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20240
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Release Date:
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2006-05-25
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Last Update:
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2007-01-15
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Popularity:
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7,428 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | mpg123 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1655
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Description:
A. Alejandro Hernández has reported a vulnerability in mpg123, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "III_i_stereo()" function in layer3.c when processing MPEG 2.0 layer 3 files. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a user opens a specially crafted MPEG 2.0 layer 3 file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Update to version 0.63.
Provided and/or discovered by:
A. Alejandro Hernández
Changelog:
2007-01-12: Updated "Solution" section.
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