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TI-2017-09478 Aliases CVE-2017-12797GHSA-jr2w-425q-9mfc

Integer overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before…

Priority LOW 27CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before 1.25.5 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01227 69th 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*up to 1.25.4VulnerableMpg123
  • cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions up to 1.25.4 Vulnerable ·Mpg123

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12797
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr2w-425q-9mfc

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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