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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2006-3355 EUVD-2006-3352GHSA-fm9r-pg68-hhrm

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…

Published Jul 6, 2006 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: mpg123 Ecosystem: Debian

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mpg123 0.60-1 —
Debian 13 mpg123 0.60-1 —
Debian 12 mpg123 0.60-1 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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