CVE-2012-6303
Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large chunk size in a WAV file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.24% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 July 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- kth/snack sound toolkit · kth/wavesurfer · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49889Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:126Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49889Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:126Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.