CVE-2006-3355
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.065 · 94 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-28160Gentoo-Specific MPG123 - URI Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
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- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133988enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20937enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-01.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18794enisa_euvd
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133988nvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20937Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-01.xmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18794nvd
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