PT-2009-3833 · Mpg123 · Mpg123

Published 2009-04-16 · Updated 2009-04-29 · CVE-2009-1301

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mpg123 versions prior to 1.7.2

Description The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the store id3 text function within the ID3v2 code. This error can be triggered by an ID3 tag containing a negative encoding value, potentially leading to out-of-bounds memory access. As a result, remote attackers may cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.2, update to version 1.7.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1301

Affected Products

Mpg123

References · 13

• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1301 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1301 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-15.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1301 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34587 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1301 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0936 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34748 · Note
• http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20090405211856.41696433%40sunscreen.local · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34381 · Note
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696 · Note
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265342 · Note