CVE-2012-6303
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...
- Published
- Oct 28, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 12, 2012
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Jean Pascal Pereira · windows · Jul 12, 2012
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