CVE-2004-0991

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

7.5 HighFix available

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Exploit likelihood

3.58%Down 4.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: CVE-2004-0991
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 mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: CVE-2004-0991
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0989 No score

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: EUVD-2004-0989
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5v6-x492-jm2p No score

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: GHSA-r5v6-x492-jm2p
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: CVE-2004-0991
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0991 No score

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 0.59s-r9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frame headers in MP2 or MP3 files.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0991
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mp3gain` Debian:12	before 1.5.2-r2-6	1.5.2-r2-6
`mp3gain` Debian:13	before 1.5.2-r2-6	1.5.2-r2-6
`mp3gain` Debian:14	before 1.5.2-r2-6	1.5.2-r2-6
`mpg123` Debian:12	before 0.59r-19	0.59r-19
`mpg123` Debian:13	before 0.59r-19	0.59r-19
`mpg123` Debian:14	before 0.59r-19	0.59r-19

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-2004-0991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mpg123, published January 11, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.58%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in mp3gain 1.5.2-r2-6.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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In short

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