mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - mpg321.c in mpg321 0.3.2-1 does not properly manage memory for use with libmad 0.15.1b, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption seen in a crash in the mad_decoder_run     function in decoder.c in libmad) via a crafted MP3 file. (CVE-2017-11552)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Add few patches from Kurt Roeckx

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
254882	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-11552	Nessus	Misc.	medium
120926	Fedora 29 : libmad (2018-f8b87f9d12)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
120416	Fedora 28 : libmad (2018-4f9f4d26f0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
117961	Fedora 27 : libmad (2018-3b14abc9b0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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CVE-2017-11552

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