CVE-2004-1284

Exp

Buffer overflow in the find_next_file function in playlist.c for mpg123 0.59r allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MP3 playlist.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1284 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.81%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1284

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24852 exploit_db edb 2004-12-15 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1284

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 2025-03-30 10.44% 5.81% -4.62%
2 2025-03-29 5.81% 10.44% +4.62%
3 2025-03-17 — 5.81% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1284

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-2004-1284

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1284

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-1284 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-2004-1284
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1284/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-1284 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-2004-1284

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mpg123 mpg123 0.59m cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 0.59n cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 0.59o cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 0.59p cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 0.59q cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2004-1284

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