CVE-2012-6303 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.24% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kth | snack sound toolkit |
| kth | wavesurfer |
| opensuse | opensuse |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4 - Memory Corruption (PoC) | 2012-07-12 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49889
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xml
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:126
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49889
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xml
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19772
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:126
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/2
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