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mpg123 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0982

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0982

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Feb 2005, 05:00 UTC

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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