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TI-2003-00402 Aliases CVE-2003-0427GHSA-3mcf-r5g4-57jg

Buffer overflow in mikmod 3.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in mikmod 3.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an archive file that contains a file with a long filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0334 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:miod_vallat:mikmod:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.6VulnerableMiod Vallat
  • cpe:2.3:a:miod_vallat:mikmod:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·Miod Vallat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:506 Released 2005-06-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    mikmod security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.i386, mikmod-devel-3.1.6-22.EL3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.i386, mikmod-devel-3.1.6-32.EL4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-22.EL3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.i386, mikmod-3.1.6-32.EL4.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:506

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0427
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mcf-r5g4-57jg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2006-03758 Integer overflow in the loadChunk function in loaders/load_gt2.c in libmikmod in Mikmod… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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