mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

mpg123: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A vulnerability has been found in mpg123, which could result in arbitrary code execution. mpg123 2015-02-06 2015-02-06 500262 remote 1.18.1 1.18.1

mpg123 is a realtime MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player for layers 1, 2 and 3.

An issue has been found in mpg123 when decoding specifically crafted MP3 file, that causes a heap-based buffer overflow.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted MPEG file using mpg123, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All mpg123 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/mpg123-1.18.1"

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