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.

Published: 2005-02-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0982 is rated High Risk (70.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.53%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0982

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.23% 6.53% -1.70%
2 2025-03-30 14.61% 8.23% -6.39%
3 2025-03-29 — 14.61% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0982

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0982

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0982

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0982 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mpg123), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0982
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0982: 1 GLSA(s) (200410-27), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/mpg123); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0982
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0982/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0982 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mpg123), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0982

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0982

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mpg123 mpg123 0.59r cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0982

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