CVE-2012-6303

Published: Oct 28, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

6.8MEDIUM

NVD 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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

kth

oss-project·SEaka kth kerberos 4, kth kerberos, heimdal

snack sound toolkitMixed

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

wavesurferMixed

Security Products / identity-access-mgmt

opensuse

oss-project·DE

opensuseOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00034.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/49889

secunia.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-04.xml

security.gentoo.org

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