Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary…

published 2015-09-18 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-7174

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 58.3%; EPSS 58.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.

Timeline

2015-08-31 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/boxoft_wav_to_mp3)
2015-09-18 Published

Exploit prediction

58.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/boxoft_wav_to_mp3 Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter v1.1 Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2015-08-31
EDB-44971 Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter 1.1 - Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) local, 2018-07-03
EDB-38035 Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter - 'convert' Local Buffer Overflow local, 2015-08-31
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137277/Boxoft-Wav-To-MP3-Converter-1.0-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133377/Boxoft-WAV-To-MP3-Converter-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-7243
NVD CVE-2015-7243

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Summary