Vulnerability · Published Oct 31, 2024 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2024-10573Mpg123: buffer overflow when writing decoded pcm samples
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in mpg123. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | mpg123 | 1.32.9-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:11193 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mpg123 | 1.32.9-1.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:11242 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mpg123-devel | 1.32.9-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:11193 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mpg123-devel | 1.32.9-1.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:11242 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mpg123-libs | 1.32.9-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:11193 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mpg123-libs | 1.32.9-1.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:11242 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mpg123-plugins-pulseaudio | 1.32.9-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:11193 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | mpg123-plugins-pulseaudio | 1.32.9-1.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:11242 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Debian:12 | mpg123 | 1.31.2-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Debian:12 | mpg123 | 1.31.2-1+deb12u1 | DSA-5811-1 |
| Debian:13 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Debian:14 | mpg123 | 1.32.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | mpg123 | 0:1.32.9-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:11193 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | mpg123 | 0:1.32.9-1.el9_5 | RLSA-2024:11242 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mpg123 | 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7092-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | mpg123 | 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mpg123 | 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10573 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | mpg123 | 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-7092-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mpg123 | 0 – before 1.32.8 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- RHSA-2024:11193 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:11242 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10573 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2322980 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://mpg123.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi#2024-10-26
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/31/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/01/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00025.html