| Name | CVE-2017-12839 |
| Description | A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h in mpg123 through 1.25.5 allows remote attackers to cause a possible denial-of-service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp3 file. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mpg123 (PTS) | jessie | 1.20.1-2+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.23.8-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.25.10-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.26.4-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.31.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.32.8-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mpg123 | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| mpg123 | source | (unstable) | 1.25.6-1 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - mpg123 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - mpg123 <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/255/
https://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/scm/mpg123/trunk/src/libmpg123/getbits.h?r1=2024&r2=4323&sortby=date