HIGH
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
Published Nov 19, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.53%
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
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.53% 0.06527
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06527
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06527) | 93.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06527) | 92.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.23% (0.08227) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.61% (0.14613) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.23% (0.08227) | 91.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.69% (0.12693) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.74% (0.03735) | 92.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 3.74% (0.03735) | 90.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.10% (0.04104) | 90.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109834486312407&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12908 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011832 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-578 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-27.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.osvdb.org/11023 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11468 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17574 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109834486312407&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12908 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011832 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-578 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-27.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/11023 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11468 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17574 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 19, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0982
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a