THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2003-0865
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2003-0865

Mpg123 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
14.2%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in readstring of httpget.c for mpg123 0.59r and 0.59s allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request.
Affected vendor
Mpg123
Affected product
Mpg123
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2003-11-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2003-0865

  • Confirm whether Mpg123 Mpg123 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2003-0865.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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