CVE-2012-6303

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Published Oct 28, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 10.2% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kth:snack_sound_toolkit:2.2.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kth:wavesurfer:1.8.8:p4::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.2% (10.239% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Kth Snack Sound Toolkit Wavesurfer

Opensuse Opensuse

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 28, 2013, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 28, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:47 PM

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