CVE-2009-1301 json
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…
published 2009-04-16 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1299
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.4%
- EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- mpg123 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1301
Exploit prediction
5.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/0936
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:093
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-15.xml
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/34587
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=265342
- sourceforge.net /project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696
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secunia.com
/advisories/34748
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/34381
vdb-entry
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sourceforge.net
/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20090405211856.41696433%40sunscreen.local
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-1301
- NVD CVE-2009-1301
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