Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mpg123 package, versions <1.26.4-1+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-MPG123-8320275
  • published1 Nov 2024
  • disclosed31 Oct 2024

Introduced: 31 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-10573  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 mpg123 to version 1.26.4-1+deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mpg123 package and not the mpg123 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted streams. When decoding PCM, the libmpg123 may write past the end of a heap-located buffer. Consequently, heap corruption may happen, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. The complexity required to exploit this flaw is considered high as the payload must be validated by the MPEG decoder and the PCM synth before execution. Additionally, to successfully execute the attack, the user must scan through the stream, making web live stream content (such as web radios) a very unlikely attack vector.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1