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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-2108 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the main function in util/lpci_main.c in Csound before 5.17.2, when converting a file, allows user-assisted…

published 2014-02-04 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2111

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the main function in util/lpci_main.c in Csound before 5.17.2, when converting a file, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

  • csound Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.17.6~dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2108

  • csound openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.18.02-7.10

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10575-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2108 updated cvss 1.9

Csound: Stack-based buffer overflow in lpc_import

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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