CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0991

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing malicious code on the vulnerable host, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately update mpg123 to version 0.59s-r9 or later, which fixes this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS