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Package name mpg123
Date July 23rd, 2003
Advisory ID MDKSA-2003:078
Affected versions 9.0, 9.1, CS2.1
Synopsis Updated mpg123 packages fix vulnerability

Problem Description

A vulnerability in the mpg123 mp3 player could allow local and/or
remote attackers to cause a DoS and possibly execute arbitrary code via
an mp3 file with a zero bitrate, which causes a negative frame size.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 9.0

 22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757  9.0/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951  9.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 9.1

 3f2ef5a7a04c7964fde90add7f330039  9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951  9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 9.1/PPC

 23f03f1a5a8d973d4454693ce90a69e3  ppc/9.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.ppc.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951  ppc/9.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1

 22c4645928964dcacdbbb8f4a7ec7757  corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.i586.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/X86_64

 c73649f8b7e997ac0299b01933ca7f84  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.x86_64.rpm
ed571f616381f5db2ec5b3e0f898a951  x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-17.1mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0577
http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/6629

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