INFSA-2024:11242: mpg123:1.32.9 security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2024:11242

Type: security

Release date: 2025-06-26 16:55:32 UTC

Information about package

The mpg123 packages contain real time MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 audio player/decoder for layers 1, 2, and 3 (most commonly MPEG 1.0 layer 3 also known as MP3), as well as re-usable decoding and output libraries.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2024-10573

    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.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 6.7 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages