CVE-2009-1301

Description

Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.80% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265342
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:093 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34748 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34587 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34381 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0936 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-15.xml vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20090405211856.41696433%40sunscreen.local mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1301?
CVE-2009-1301 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1301?
To fix CVE-2009-1301, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1301 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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