ubuntu-cve-2017-12839
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-05-09 17:29
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
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.

Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-0",
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          },
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        ]
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      },
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            },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1",
        "1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-0",
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          },
          {
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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      },
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            },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.22.2-1",
        "1.22.4-1",
        "1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1"
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12839",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:19Z",
  "published": "2019-05-09T17:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12839"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/255/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.mpg123.de/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/scm/mpg123/trunk/src/libmpg123/getbits.h?r1=2024\u0026r2=4323\u0026sortby=date"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12839"
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4806-1"
    }
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  "related": [
    "USN-4806-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-12839"
  ]
}



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