Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7243 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.32%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44971 | exploit_db | edb | 2018-07-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 38035 | exploit_db | edb | 2015-08-31 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-06-19 | 75.48% | 73.32% | -2.16% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 74.92% | 75.48% | +0.56% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 74.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| boxoft | boxoft_wav_to_mp3_converter | — | cpe:2.3:a:boxoft:boxoft_wav_to_mp3_converter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |