Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
CVE-2024-10573
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted streams. When decoding PCM, the libmpg123 may write past the end of a heap-located buffer. Consequently, heap corruption may happen, and arbitrary code execution is not discarded. The complexity required to exploit this flaw is considered high as the payload must be validated by the MPEG decoder and the PCM synth before execution. Additionally, to successfully execute the attack, the user must scan through the stream, making web live stream content (such as web radios) a very unlikely attack vector.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (27.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:1.32.9-1.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:1.32.9-1.el9_5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10573?
- CVE-2024-10573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10573?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.