CVE-2004-0982

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-02-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Mpg123: 0.59r, pre0.59s

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-578
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-27.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/11023
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11468
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

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