CVE-2003-0577 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

mpg123 0.59r allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a zero bitrate, which creates a negative frame size.

Published: 2003-07-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:pre0.59s:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0571	mpg123 0.59r allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with a zero bitrate, which creates a negative frame size.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05245.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Server/CSSA-2004-002.0/CSSA-2004-002.0.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000695
http://secunia.com/advisories/7875
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:078
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/306903
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6629

History

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Subscriptions

Mpg123 Mpg123

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-07-17T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:10.956Z

Reserved: 2003-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0577

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0577

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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