CVE-2009-1301

Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1301 is rated High Risk (67.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.80%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1301

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 15.88% 8.80% -7.08%
2 2025-03-29 8.80% 15.88% +7.08%
3 2025-03-19 — 8.80% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1301

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-2009-1301

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1301

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-1301 low 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-2009-1301
gentoo normal CVE-2009-1301: 1 GLSA(s) (200904-15), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/mpg123); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1301
ubuntu low CVE-2009-1301 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mpg123), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): released 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mpg123 mpg123 <= 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.59s cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 0.62 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mpg123 mpg123 pre0.59s_r11 cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s_r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1301

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