CVE-2012-0270
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0270- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0306 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0306- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrqf-p6p9-8q2w No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Csound before 5.16.6 allow remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qrqf-p6p9-8q2w- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0270 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10575-1 No score
csound-5.18.02-7.10 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the csound-5.18.02-7.10 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10575-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Csound hetro File Handling Stack Buffer Overflow | 2012-02-23 |
| Exploit-DB | Csound - '.hetro' File Handling Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-04-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0270 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Csounds Csound, published February 17, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.7%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in csound 1:5.16.6~dfsg-1.
References
secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-3
secunia.com/advisories/47585
sourceforge.net/projects/csound/files/csound5/csound5.16/Version5.16_Notes/view
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00027.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0270