CVE-2012-0270

high
Published 2014-02-17 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) hetro file to the getnum function in util/heti_main.c or (2) PVOC file to the getnum function in util/pv_import.c.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0270

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com — http://sourceforge.net/projects/csound/files/csound5/csound5.16/Version5.16_Notes/view

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com — http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-3/

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/47585

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1:5.16.6~dfsg-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1:5.16.6~dfsg-1
debian debianforkyfixed1:5.16.6~dfsg-1
debian debiansidfixed1:5.16.6~dfsg-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1:5.16.6~dfsg-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
csoundscsound{"endIncluding":"5.16.1"}
csoundscsound5.12.4
csoundscsound5.13.0
csoundscsound5.13.1
csoundscsound5.14.0
csoundscsound5.14.1
csoundscsound5.14.2
csoundscsound5.15.0
csoundscsound5.16

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.