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CVE-2017-10683

Publication date 29 June 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

In mpg123 1.25.0, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the convert_latin1 function in libmpg123/id3.c. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that mpg123 incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mpg123 18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1

Notes

ratliff

reproducer doesn't crash on trusty

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H