CVE catalog

CVE-2012-6303

snack: CVE-2012-6303

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 28, 2013, 10:55:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 10.24% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	snack	sid	`2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-5`	fixed
Debian	snack	forky	`2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-5`	fixed
Debian	snack	trixie	`2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3`	fixed
Debian	snack	bookworm	`2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	wavesurfer	sid	`1.8.8p5-4`	not affected
Debian	wavesurfer	forky	`1.8.8p5-4`	not affected
Debian	wavesurfer	trixie	`1.8.8p5-4`	not affected
Debian	wavesurfer	bookworm	`1.8.8p5-1.1`	not affected
Opensuse	snack	tumbleweed	`2.2.10-215.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	snack	source	sid	`2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1`	low	Not reported	[695614]
Debian	snack	source	forky	`2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1`	low	Not reported	[695614]
Debian	snack	source	trixie	`2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1`	low	Not reported	[695614]
Debian	snack	source	bookworm	`2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1`	low	Not reported	[695614]
Debian	wavesurfer	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wavesurfer	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wavesurfer	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wavesurfer	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	snack	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.2.10-215.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11390-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #695614]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libsnack-alsa]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[libsnack-oss]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[python3-tksnack]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[tcl-snack]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[tcl-snack-dev]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[tcl-snack-doc]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · bookworm; dsa · snack · debian · 12
[wavesurfer]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1.8.8p5-1.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wavesurfer · debian · bookworm
- 1.8.8p5-1.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wavesurfer · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libsnack-alsa]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
[libsnack-oss]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
[python3-tksnack]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
[tcl-snack]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
[tcl-snack-dev]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
[tcl-snack-doc]Fixed
Source package: [snack]
Details (2)
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13
- 2.2.10.20090624+dfsg-3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.2.10-dfsg1-12.1
  dsa · snack · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:49 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]