mpg123 up to 1.17.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in mpg123 up to 1.17.x and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9497. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in mpg123 up to 1.17.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 1.18.0.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2014. The weakness was released 08/29/2017 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9497 since 01/03/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 988 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94100 (Debian DLA-655-1 : mpg123 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.18.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94100) and SecurityFocus (BID 65304†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• mpg123

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94100
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-655-1 : mpg123 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-01
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mpg123 1.18.0

Timelineinfo

01/31/2014 🔍
01/31/2014 +0 days 🔍
01/03/2015 +337 days 🔍
10/15/2016 +651 days 🔍
10/18/2016 +3 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +315 days 🔍
08/29/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2021 +1229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: PAN Myautsai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105871
SecurityFocus: 65304

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 08:28
Updated: 01/10/2021 08:02
Changes: 08/30/2017 08:28 (61), 11/11/2019 10:26 (9), 01/10/2021 08:02 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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