CVE-2017-12797

NameCVE-2017-12797
DescriptionInteger overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before 1.25.5 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mpg123 (PTS)jessie1.20.1-2+deb8u1vulnerable
stretch1.23.8-1vulnerable
buster1.25.10-2fixed
bullseye1.26.4-1fixed
bookworm1.31.2-1fixed
bookworm (security)1.31.2-1+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1.32.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mpg123source(unstable)1.25.6-1

Notes

[stretch] - mpg123 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - mpg123 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - mpg123 <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/254/
https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/mailman/message/35987663/

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