CVE-2017-12839: MPG123

High severity, CVSS 8.3. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A heap-based buffer over-read in the getbits function in src/libmpg123/getbits.h in mpg123 through 1.25.5 allows remote attackers to cause a possible denial-of-service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted mp3 file.

Affected products

• MPG123 MPG123: up to and including 1.25.5

Published 2019-05-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.