{"id":"CVE-2012-6703","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-6703","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:53:20.677Z","title":"Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or…","description":"Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.","published":"2016-06-29T14:10:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:48:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@opentext.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00318,"percentile":0.24563,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6703","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."}