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TITLE:
mpg123 "store_id3_text()" Signedness Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34587

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34587/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in mpg123, which can be exploited
by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a signedness error in the
"store_id3_text()" function in libmpg123/id3.c. This can be exploited
to trigger an out-of-bounds memory access and potentially execute
arbitrary code via a specially crafted ID3 tag.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.7.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.7.2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

CHANGELOG:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696

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