What is CVE-2019-14247?

CVE-2019-14247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mpg321 Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-14247?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Mpg321 Project

CVE-2019-14247

The scan() function in mad.c in mpg321 0.3.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds write via a zero bitrate in an MP3 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-07-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mpg321 Project — versions 0.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

sourceforge.net/p/mpg321/bugs/51/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14247?: CVE-2019-14247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mpg321 Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-14247?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.