[Security Announce] [ MDKSA-2007:032 ] - Updated mpg123 packages fix DoS vulnerability.

Posted by Bob on: 02/03/2007 03:15 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

The Mandriva Security Team published a new security update for Mandriva Linux. Here the announcement:

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:032
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : mpg123
Date : February 2, 2007
Affected: 2006.0, 2007.0, Corporate 3.0
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Problem Description:

The http_open function in httpget.c in mpg123 before 0.64 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by closing the
HTTP connection early.

Packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0578
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2006.0:
babe8d78bc25c2dd132fa920880ba753 2006.0/i586/mpg123-0.59r-23.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
ba97940bced19952befcacd2f3543adf 2006.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-23.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006.0/X86_64:
df5b4948cc199f99cb922c501529ea6d 2006.0/x86_64/mpg123-0.59r-23.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
ba97940bced19952befcacd2f3543adf 2006.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-23.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
63d1e8b57d1883657612bc4655ef9479 2007.0/i586/mpg123-0.60-2.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
6e6643dbbb5f0f837af32ca764568189 2007.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.60-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
a84d45f47bcb660148c1a8294b4aec65 2007.0/x86_64/mpg123-0.60-2.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
6e6643dbbb5f0f837af32ca764568189 2007.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.60-2.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0:
b4f1ca196054a9d7e40359bd15bcf708 corporate/3.0/i586/mpg123-0.59r-22.4.C30mdk.i586.rpm
396f3b1659f5ea06471b8c8f4a077043 corporate/3.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-22.4.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
893735fab9e27cd51cac70f64f4aa831 corporate/3.0/x86_64/mpg123-0.59r-22.4.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
396f3b1659f5ea06471b8c8f4a077043 corporate/3.0/SRPMS/mpg123-0.59r-22.4.C30mdk.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
lt;security*mandriva.comgt;
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