VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0982
Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file that contains a long string before the @ (at sign) in a URL.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 6.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file that contains a long string before the @ (at sign) in a URL.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.53% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mpg123/mpg123
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109834486312407&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12908
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011832
- http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-578Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-27.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/11023
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11468Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17574
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109834486312407&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12908
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011832
- http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-578Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-27.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/11023
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11468Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17574
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.