CVE-2006-1655

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in mpg123 0.59r allow user-assisted attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and possibly have other impacts via a certain MP3 file, as demonstrated by mpg1DoS3. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2004-0991, but it is not clear.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.00% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1074	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20281	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20240	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17365	vdb entry exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:092	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20275	third party advisory
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/mpg1DoS3.pl	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1655?: CVE-2006-1655 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1655?: To fix CVE-2006-1655, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1655 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1655 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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