CVE-2009-1301
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2...
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1301- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1299 No score
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1299- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2p5-8fw8-jgcg No score
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2...
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-m2p5-8fw8-jgcg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1301 No score
Integer signedness error in the store_id3_text function in the ID3v2 code in mpg123 before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an ID3 tag with a negative encoding value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1301 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mpg123, published April 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.44%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in mpg123 1.7.2-1.
References
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265342
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:093
secunia.com/advisories/34748
securityfocus.com/bid/34381
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0936
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-15.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1301
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2p5-8fw8-jgcg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1301