Buffer overflow in Csounds Csound
CVE-2012-0270
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) hetro file to the getnum function in util/heti_main.c or (2) PVOC file to the getnum function in util/pv_import.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.547 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.547 · newest: 0.547 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Csounds Csound — versions 5.12.4, 5.13.0, 5.13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-3/ (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/47585 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- sourceforge.net/projects/csound/files/csound5/csound5.16/Version5.16_Notes/view (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0270?
- CVE-2012-0270 is a vulnerability in Csounds Csound, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-17.
- Is CVE-2012-0270 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.