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 chunk size in a WAV file.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

10.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2013-10-28

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/49889
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.html
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xml
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/2
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:126

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry