Boxoft WAV to WMA Converter 1.0 on Windows WAV File Parser out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Boxoft WAV to WMA Converter 1.0 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WAV File Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-25212. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Boxoft WAV to WMA Converter 1.0 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component WAV File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Boxoft wav-wma Converter 1.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in structured exception handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious WAV files. Attackers can create a specially crafted WAV file with excessive data and ROP gadgets to overwrite the SEH chain and achieve code execution on Windows systems.

The weakness was released by Achilles as 44989. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25212 since 03/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/26/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 44989
Researcher: Achilles
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-25212 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353621
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2026 15:06
Changes: 03/26/2026 15:06 (80)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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