CVE-2006-1655 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in mpg123 0.59r allow user-assisted attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and possibly have other impacts via a certain MP3 file, as demonstrated by mpg1DoS3. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2004-0991, but it is not clear.

Published: 2006-04-06

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mpg123:mpg123:0.59r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1074-1	New mpg123 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1656	Multiple buffer overflows in mpg123 0.59r allow user-assisted attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and possibly have other impacts via a certain MP3 file, as demonstrated by mpg1DoS3. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2004-0991, but it is not clear.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00999.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/mpg1DoS3.pl
http://secunia.com/advisories/20240
http://secunia.com/advisories/20275
http://secunia.com/advisories/20281
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1074
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:092
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17365

History

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Subscriptions

Mpg123 Mpg123

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-06T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:49.118Z

Reserved: 2006-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1655

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-04-06T10:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1655

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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