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Paper/Archive/CVE-2021-40426

CVE-2021-40426

Sound Exchange libsox — A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master c…

EPSS 2%public exploitCVSS 10.0
critical.is priorityof 100
56
CVSS 10.0 (CNA)10.0 / 10 × 3030.0Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 81.3.813 × 2016.3Exploit: SSVC poc+1010.0SSVC exploitation: poc+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
libsox14.4.2–CNA
libsoxmaster commit 42b3557e–CNA

Scores by source

talos (CNA)10.0CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

reftalosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434refopenwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.htmladvisorydebian.org/security/2023/dsa-5356