Name: CVE-2012-6303: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2013-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-6303, CWE-119, CVSS 8.4, EPSS 0.22611

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.4

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade snack	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 28, 2013
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade dev-tcltk/snack.	Oct 30, 2017	Oct 28, 2013
Suse	—	Upgrade snack	Mar 2, 2015	Oct 28, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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