{"id":"CVE-2017-12839","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-12839","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:29:49.922Z","title":"A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h in mpg123 through 1.25.5 allows remote attackers to cause a possible denial-of-service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp3 file.","description":"A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h in mpg123 through 1.25.5 allows remote attackers to cause a possible denial-of-service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp3 file.","published":"2019-05-09T17:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:04:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["mpg123/mpg123"],"epss":{"score":0.02807,"percentile":0.86429,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/255/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.mpg123.de/","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/scm/mpg123/trunk/src/libmpg123/getbits.h?r1=2024&r2=4323&sortby=date","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/255/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mpg123.de/","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/scm/mpg123/trunk/src/libmpg123/getbits.h?r1=2024&r2=4323&sortby=date","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12839","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}