| Name | CVE-2007-0578 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 409296 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mpg123 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.26.4-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.31.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 1.31.2-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 1.32.8-1 | fixed |
| sid | 1.32.9-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mpg123 | source | (unstable) | 0.61-5 | unimportant | | 409296 |
Notes
Not much of a security problem; user will abort mpg123 and never listen to
the faulty stream again