mpg123 up to 0.59s memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mpg123 up to 0.59s. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0991. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in mpg123 up to 0.59s. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2005. The weakness was presented 01/11/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0991 since 11/02/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18907 (FreeBSD : mpg123 -- buffer overflow vulnerability (3cc84400-6576-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.59s-r9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18827), Tenable (18907), SecurityFocus (BID 12218†), OSVDB (12802†) and Secunia (SA13779†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18907
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mpg123 -- buffer overflow vulnerability (3cc84400-6576-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 52236
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mpg123, mpg123-nas, mpg123-esound
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: mpg123 0.59s-r9

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11/02/2004 🔍
01/10/2005 +69 days 🔍
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01/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
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01/11/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/13/2005 +2 days 🔍
06/08/2005 +146 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +35 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3527 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23833
X-Force: 18827
SecurityFocus: 12218 - MPG123 Layer 2 Frame Header Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13779
OSVDB: 12802 - GLSA 200501-14 - mpg123 - Buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8279 - Buffer Overflow in mpg123 via Frame Headers, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 06/05/2019 16:39
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (72), 06/05/2019 16:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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