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TI-2006-01602 Aliases CVE-2006-1655GHSA-4wcr-9qqc-2rr4

Multiple buffer overflows in mpg123 0.59r allow user-assisted attackers to trigger a…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in mpg123 0.59r allow user-assisted attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and possibly have other impacts via a certain MP3 file, as demonstrated by mpg1DoS3. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2004-0991, but it is not clear.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01595 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.59rVulnerableMpg123
  • cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59r Vulnerable ·Mpg123

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1655
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wcr-9qqc-2rr4

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2004-01162 Buffer overflow in the find_next_file function in playlist.c for mpg123 0.59r allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00889 Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01236 Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00799 Heap-based buffer overflow in readstring of httpget.c for mpg123 0.59r and 0.59s allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-03253 Heap-based buffer overflow in httpdget.c in mpg123 before 0.59s-rll allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-09507 A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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