What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6303?

CVE-2012-6303 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 22.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-6303?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-6303. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 22.6%.

Snack Sound Toolkit CVE-2012-6303

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-10-28 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Snack Sound Toolkit Wavesurfer Opensuse

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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CVE Published

Oct 28, 2013 - 22:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 22.6%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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 include: Kth Snack Sound Toolkit, Kth Wavesurfer, Opensuse.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.