Buffer overflow in layer2.c in mpg123 0.59r and possibly mpg123 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain (1) mp
Buffer overflow in layer2.c in mpg123 0.59r and possibly mpg123 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain (1) mp3 or (2) mp2 file.
- Published
- Dec 23, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.8% · 90th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mpg123 | mpg123 | cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123 |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux |
| mandrakesoft | mandrake linux corporate server | cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.0
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux9.2
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server2.1
- mpg123 mpg1230.59r
- mpg123 mpg1230.59s
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mp3gain | before 1.5.2-r2-6 | 1.5.2-r2-6 |
| Debian:12 | mpg123 | before 0.59r-16 | 0.59r-16 |
| Debian:3.0 | mpg123 | before 0.59r-13woody3 | 0.59r-13woody3 |
Same product
mpg123: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2004-1284Buffer overflow in the find_next_file function in playlist.c for mpg123 0.59r allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafte44Plan
- CVE-2009-1301Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o42Plan
- CVE-2004-0982Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local users 42Plan
- CVE-2017-12839A 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 a34Monitor
- CVE-2003-0865Heap-based buffer overflow in readstring of httpget.c for mpg123 0.59r and 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a lon34Monitor
- CVE-2006-3355Heap-based buffer overflow in httpdget.c in mpg123 before 0.59s-rll allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL, which 32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:mp3gain | 1.5.2-r2-6 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mpg123 | 0.59r-16 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-September/026151.html
- www.alighieri.org/advisories/advisory-mpg123.txt
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-564
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-20.xml
- www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:100
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/374433
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11121
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17287
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.