What is CVE-2014-9497?

CVE-2014-9497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mpg123, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2014-9497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Mpg123

CVE-2014-9497

Buffer overflow in mpg123 before 1.18.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mpg123

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

sourceforge.net/p/mpg123/bugs/201/ (Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-01 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9497?: CVE-2014-9497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mpg123, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2014-9497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.