CVE-2012-6303
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6303
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/49889
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kth | snack_sound_toolkit | 2.2.10 | |
| kth | wavesurfer | 1.8.8 | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6303
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.