CVE-2003-0427

Buffer overflow in mikmod 3.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.34%Down 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2003-0427
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2003-0427
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0421 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2003-0421
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mcf-r5g4-57jg No score

Buffer overflow in mikmod 3.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

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.

Record: GHSA-3mcf-r5g4-57jg
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2003-0427
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0427 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0427
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

miod vallat mikmod

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mikmod` Debian:12	before 3.1.6-6	3.1.6-6
`mikmod` Debian:13	before 3.1.6-6	3.1.6-6
`mikmod` Debian:14	before 3.1.6-6	3.1.6-6
`mikmod` Debian:3.0	before 3.1.6-4woody3	3.1.6-4woody3
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:3.1.6-22.EL3	0:3.1.6-22.EL3
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4
`mikmod-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:3.1.6-32.EL4	0:3.1.6-32.EL4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0427 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Miod Vallat Mikmod, published June 13, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.34%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in mikmod 3.1.6-6.

References

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