UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12839

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12839

    Published: 9 May 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12839
    Aliases:
    USN-4806-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12839, https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/255/, https://www.mpg123.de/, https://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/scm/mpg123/trunk/src/libmpg123/getbits.h?r1=2024&r2=4323&sortby=date, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12839, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4806-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mpg123

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

    Affected versions

    1.15.3-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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