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CVE-2009-1301

Published: Apr 16, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189

10.0CVSSCRITICAL

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

Mixed

Consumer Software / media-player

mpg123oss-projectConsumer Software

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265342

bugs.gentoo.org

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=673696

sourceforge.net

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:093

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Timeline

Published

Apr 16, 2009

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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