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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0865

Heap-based buffer overflow in readstring of httpget.c for mpg123 0.59r and 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in readstring of httpget.c for mpg123 0.59r and 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
14.51% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 September 2003
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mpg123/mpg123
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 14.51%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 14.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-23171source ↗MPG123 0.59 - Remote File Play Heap Corruptionlinux · V9remote23 September 2003yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.