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CVE-2021-23159
August 25, 2022
A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to crash.
Related Resources (8)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/352/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-23159
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2021-23159
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23159
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975671
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23159
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04