CVE-2017-11126 — The III_i_stereo function in libmpg123/layer3.c in mpg123 through 1.25.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type != 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9870

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The III_i_stereo function in libmpg123/layer3.c in mpg123 through 1.25.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type != 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9870

Published Jul 10, 2017

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.40%

Description

The III_i_stereo function in libmpg123/layer3.c in mpg123 through 1.25.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted audio file that is mishandled in the code for the "block_type != 2" case, a similar issue to CVE-2017-9870.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.40% 0.01401

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01401

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (10 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.40% (0.01401)	71.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Aug 23, 2026	2.22% (0.02222)	81.14th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.13% (0.00130)	48.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 24, 2023	0.13% (0.00130)	47.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.11% (0.00112)	43.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00064)	25.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.98% (0.00976)	26.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.98% (0.00976)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

References (2)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/4
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/07/03/mpg123-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/10/4		x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/07/03/mpg123-global-buffer-overflow-in-iii_i_stereo-layer3-c/		x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 10, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jul 9, 2017

Link CVE-2017-11126

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-11126

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-11126