{"id":"CVE-2012-0270","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-0270","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T07:10:42.014Z","title":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) hetro file to the getnum function in util/heti_main.c or (2) PVOC file to the getnum function in util/pv_import.c.","description":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) hetro file to the getnum function in util/heti_main.c or (2) PVOC file to the getnum function in util/pv_import.c.","published":"2014-02-17T16:55:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:37:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["csounds/csound"],"epss":{"score":0.54671,"percentile":0.99023,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-04-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18710,"kind":"exploit","title":"Csound - '.hetro' File Handling Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18710","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/18710.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/18710.rb","published":"2012-04-06","added":"2012-04-06","updated":"2012-04-06","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-0270","OSVDB-79491"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00027.html","source":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00027.html","source":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/47585","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-3/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com"},{"url":"http://sourceforge.net/projects/csound/files/csound5/csound5.16/Version5.16_Notes/view","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00027.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00027.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/47585","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-3/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://sourceforge.net/projects/csound/files/csound5/csound5.16/Version5.16_Notes/view","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0270","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}