CVE-2015-7243
Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 58.27% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- boxoft/boxoft wav to mp3 converter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 58.3% since 26 October 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 (2)
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133377/Boxoft-WAV-To-MP3-Converter-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137277/Boxoft-Wav-To-MP3-Converter-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38035/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44971/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133377/Boxoft-WAV-To-MP3-Converter-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137277/Boxoft-Wav-To-MP3-Converter-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38035/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44971/
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