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mpg123 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- mpg123
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.59r-18
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-0982
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0982
mpg123
Fixed versions: 0.59r-18
mpg123
Fixed versions: 0.59r-18
mpg123
Fixed versions: 0.59r-18
Complete source record
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