Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1011832 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 12908 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200410-27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20041019 mpg123 "getauthfromurl" buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 11023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• mpg123-getauthfromurl-bo(17574) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 11468 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-578 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 00:39 UTC.