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Ubuntu: USN-4806-1 (CVE-2017-12797): mpg123 vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4806-1 (CVE-2017-12797): mpg123 vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/29/2017
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Integer overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before 1.25.5 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-mpg123

References

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