CVE-2004-0982: MPG123

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 6.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123 pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file that contains a long string before the @ (at sign) in a URL.

Affected products

• MPG123 MPG123: version 0.59r only; version pre0.59s only

Published 2005-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.