CVE-2006-3355 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in httpdget.c in mpg123 before 0.59s-rll allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL, which is not properly terminated before being used with the strncpy function. NOTE: This appears to be the result of an incomplete patch for CVE-2004-0982.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.52% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-07-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mpg123 | mpg123 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Gentoo-Specific MPG123 - URI Remote Buffer Overflow | 2006-07-03 |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20937
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-01.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18794
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20937
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-01.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18794
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