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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1301: mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-1301: mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/16/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-sound-mpg123

References

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