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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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 · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- kth/snack sound toolkit · kth/wavesurfer · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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. Refreshed daily.