Mandrake alert: Updated mpg123 packages fix vulnerability

Posted by dave on Jul 22, 2003 11:15 AM EDT
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A vulnerability in the mpg123 mp3 player could allow local and/or remote attackers to cause a DoS and possibly execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file with a zero bitrate, which causes a negative frame size.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: mpg123 Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:078 Date: July 23rd, 2003

Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

A vulnerability in the mpg123 mp3 player could allow local and/or remote attackers to cause a DoS and possibly execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file with a zero bitrate, which causes a negative frame size. ________________________________________________________________________

References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0577 http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/6629 ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Corporate Server 2.1: 22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757 corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64: c73649f8b7e997ac0299b01933ca7f84 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.x86_64.rpm ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0: 22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757 9.0/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951 9.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1: 3f2ef5a7a04c7964fde90add7f330039 9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951 9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC: 23f03f1a5a8d973d4454693ce90a69e3 ppc/9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.ppc.rpm ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951 ppc/9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information): ________________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

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