CVE-2019-13590

Name: CVE-2019-13590
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-14T16:15:10.84+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.06%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-13590 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps malloc. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps malloc. When a NULL pointer is returned, it is used without a prior check that it is a valid pointer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference on lsx_readbuf in formats_i.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.06%

60.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sound Exchange Project	Sound Exchange	14.4.2

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/325/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/325/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 14, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-13590?

How severe is CVE-2019-13590?

CVE-2019-13590 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13590?

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Source: NVD / NIST