7.5

CVE-2014-9497: mpg123

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9497DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9497
Published 29-08-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9497 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mpg123. EPSS estimates a 2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.29%
0%100%
Low · +0.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1

Timeline

  1. 29-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 1.18.0.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.22 pp

From 2.07% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • mpg123< 1.18.0-1
Mpg1231 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • mpg123< 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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