CVE-2012-6303 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2013-10-28

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 10.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.10239.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-10-28T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.691Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6303

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-28T22:55:03.600

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:47:59.087

Link: CVE-2012-6303

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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