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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 10.2%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, higher than 95% 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 · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
kth/snack sound toolkit · kth/wavesurfer · opensuse/opensuse
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.