CVE-2015-7243

high

Published 2015-09-18 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-44971 local windows verified

Metasploit · 2018-07-03

Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter 1.1 - Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-38035 local windows verified

Robbie Corley · 2015-08-31

Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter - 'convert' Local Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/fileformat/boxoft_wav_to_mp3 rank 300

Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter v1.1 Buffer Overflow

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
boxoft	boxoft_wav_to_mp3_converter	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.