From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 03:23:06 CDT

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TITLE:
mpg123 Mpeg Layer-2 Audio Decoder Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12478

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12478/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
mpg123 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/952/

DESCRIPTION:
Davide Del Vecchio has reported a vulnerability in mpg123, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "do_layer2()"
function in the Mpeg layer-2 audio decoder. This can be exploited to
cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted mpeg audio file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user executing mpg123.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.59r. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Davide Del Vecchio

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.alighieri.org/advisories/advisory-mpg123.txt

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