CVE-2012-6303

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• WaveSurfer 1.8.8p4 - Memory Corruption (PoC)2012-07-12 · dos · windows · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• 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