The http_open function in httpget.c in mpg123 before 0.64 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The http_open function in httpget.c in mpg123 before 0.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) by closing the HTTP connection early.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01495 74th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59m | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59n | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59o | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59p | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59q:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59q | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59r | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.59s | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.62 | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.63 | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | pre0.59s | Vulnerable | Mpg123 |
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59m Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59n Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59o:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59o Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59p:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59p Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59q:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59q Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59r Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.59s Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.62 Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.63 Vulnerable ·Mpg123
- cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions pre0.59s Vulnerable ·Mpg123
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0578
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfpc-wg9f-4mr9
References
More Mpg123 vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2007-0578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qfpc-wg9f-4mr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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