CVE-2017-12839 — Out-of-bounds Read in Mpg123

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents8 sources
Severity
8.3HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 22.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Mpg123
Timeline
PublishedMay 9
Latest updateMay 24

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.5

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianmpg123/mpg123< 1.25.6-1+3
▶NVDmpg123/mpg1231.25.5

Patches

Patch: www.mpg123.de ↗Patch: www.mpg123.de ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-gv4j-f4j9-qr3q: A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2017-12839: A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits↗2019-05-09
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OSV
CVE-2017-12839: A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits↗2019-05-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
mpg123 vulnerability↗2021-03-17
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Red Hat
mpg123: heap-based buffer over-read in function getbits insrc/libmpg123/getbits.h↗2017-08-11
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Debian
CVE-2017-12839: mpg123 - A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12839 mpg123: heap-based buffer over-read in function getbits insrc/libmpg123/getbits.h↗2019-05-10
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