CVE-2012-2106

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2106
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-04 21:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the pv_import function in util/pv_import.c in Csound 5.16.6, when converting a file, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.047890000 probability, percentile 0.895170000 (date 2026-05-04)

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Csounds Csound 5.16.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/81016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0550-1: moderate: update for csound af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Computer Security Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA48148 - Csound Integer Overflow and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Csound / None tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 csound.git.sourceforge.net
Csound / None tools af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 csound.git.sourceforge.net
oss-security - Re: CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Csound 'pv_import()' Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
810802 – (CVE-2012-2106) CVE-2012-2106 Csound: Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow in pv_import af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Csound / None tools MITRE csound.git.sourceforge.net
Csound / None tools MITRE csound.git.sourceforge.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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