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CVE-2012-6303
Heap-based buffer overflow in the GetWavHeader function in generic/jkSoundFile.c in the Snack Sound Toolkit, as used in WaveSurfer…
Medium6.8EPSS 10.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.2% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 49889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19772 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- GLSA-201309-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-secuirty] 20131210 CVE-2012-6303 WaveSurfer and Snack Sound Toolkit buffer overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0382 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:126 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
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