Is CVE-2017-12797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12797?

CVE-2017-12797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12797?

CVE-2017-12797 has an EPSS score of 1.19% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12797?

Upgrade mpg123 on debian 11 to 1.25.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12797

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the INT123_parse_new_id3 function in the ID3 parser in mpg123 before 1.25.5 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

mpg123Debian

Fixed in:1.25.6-1CVE-2017-12797

mpg123Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1+esm2USN-4806-1

Fixed in:1.22.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm2USN-4806-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.