Integer overflow in the pv_import function in util/pv_import.c in Csound 5.16.6, when…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05672 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm7x-gxc9-9wx5
References
Advisory 1
Other 6
- http://csound.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=csound/csound5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=61d1df45ca9a52bab62892a3c3a13c41e6384505#patch3
- 81016
- [oss-security] 20120416 CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5
- http://csound.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=csound/csound5.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7d617a9551fb6c552ba16874b71266fcd90f3a6f
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810802
- [oss-security] 20120416 Re: CVE Requests: Multiple security flaws in csound5
More Csounds Csound vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00261 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01881 Stack-based buffer overflow in the main function in util/lpci_main.c in Csound before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2012-01880 Integer overflow in the main function in util/lpci_main.c in Csound before 5.17.2, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-2106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm7x-gxc9-9wx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2106 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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