CVE-2012-2106

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.

Published: 2014-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-2106 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.67%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2106

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 4.79% 5.67% +0.88%
2 2025-09-20 5.61% 4.79% -0.82%
3 2025-07-15 5.61%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2106

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2106

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2106

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-2106 not yet assigned 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-2012-2106
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2106 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (csound), 19 status rows across 19 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 14, not-affected 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2106

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2106

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
csounds csound 5.16.6 cpe:2.3:a:csounds:csound:5.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2106

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