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title: "CVE-2004-0982\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2004-0982

Publication date 9 February 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Buffer overflow in the getauthfromURL function in httpget.c in mpg123
pre0.59s and mpg123 0.59r could allow remote attackers or local users to
execute arbitrary code via an mp3 file that contains a long string before
the @ (at sign) in a URL.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mpg123 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 0.59r-21 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 0.59r-21 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.59r-21 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0982)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0982)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2004-0982)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0982)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0982>