CVE-2006-3355

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in httpdget.c in mpg123 before 0.59s-rll allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL, which is not properly terminated before being used with the strncpy function. NOTE: This appears to be the result of an incomplete patch for CVE-2004-0982.

Published: 2006-07-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3355 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.67%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3355

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28160 exploit_db edb 2006-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3355

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 2026-02-27 6.98% 9.67% +2.69%
2 2025-03-30 13.47% 6.98% -6.49%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.47% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3355

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3355

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3355

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2006-3355 medium 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-2006-3355
gentoo normal CVE-2006-3355: 1 GLSA(s) (200607-01), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/mpg123); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3355
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-3355 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mpg123), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3355

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3355

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s_r11 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s_r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3355

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