USN-4806-1

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    USN-4806-1

    Published: 17 Mar 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: mpg123 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that mpg123 failed to handle certain malformed mp3 files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to potentially leak sensitive information or cause a crash.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4806-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9545, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11126, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12797, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12839

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mpg123

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mpg123?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    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
    USN-4806-1 | CVE-DB