CVE-2017-10683: mpg123 Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10683DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10683DLA-1017-1
Published 29-06-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-10683 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in mpg123. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 29-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In mpg123 1.25.0, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the convert_latin1 function in libmpg123/id3.c. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.24% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- mpg123< 1.25.1-1 | < 1.14.4-1+deb7u2
Mpg1231 product
- mpg1231.25.0
Ubuntu1 product
- mpg123< 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1 | < 1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 3 products
