CVE-2004-0982

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0982
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-02-09 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mpg123 Mpg123 0.59r All All All
Application Mpg123 Mpg123 pre0.59s All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- mpg123: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Secunia - Advisories - mpg123 "getauthfromURL()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'mpg123 "getauthfromurl" buffer overflow' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
MPG123 Remote URL Open Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-578-1 mpg123 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/11023 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - mpg123 Buffer Overflow in getauthformURL() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.barrossecurity.com/advisories/mpg123_getauthfromurl_bof_advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.barrossecurity.com
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