CVE-2012-0270

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) hetro file to the getnum function in util/heti_main.c or (2) PVOC file to the getnum function in util/pv_import.c.

Published: 2014-02-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0270 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.67%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0270

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18710 exploit_db edb 2012-04-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0270

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 75.45% 54.67% -20.78%
2 2025-03-30 78.47% 75.45% -3.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 78.47% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0270

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0270

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0270

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-0270 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (csound), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0270
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-0270 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (csound), 10 status rows across 10 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0270

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0270

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
csounds csound <= 5.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
csounds csound 5.16 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0270

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