CVE-2021-23172
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CVE-2021-23172 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to crash.. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to crash.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Exchange Project | Sound Exchange | 14.4.2-7 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975666Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23172Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/350/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23172Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975666Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23172Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/350/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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