USN-4806-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4806-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4806-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4806-1
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Published
2021-03-17T16:50:30.096203Z
Modified
2025-10-14T16:38:08Z
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / mpg123

Package

Name
mpg123
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mpg123@1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.15.3-1ubuntu1
1.16.0-1ubuntu1
1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1
1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-0",
            "binary_version": "1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mpg123",
            "binary_version": "1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-12839",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mpg123

Package

Name
mpg123
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mpg123@1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.22.2-1
1.22.4-1
1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-0",
            "binary_version": "1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmpg123-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "mpg123",
            "binary_version": "1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-12839",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}