Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting sox package, versions <14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-SOX-2432311
- published 24 Mar 2022
- disclosed 14 Apr 2022
Introduced: 24 Mar 2022
CVE-2021-40426 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable sox to version 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sox package and not the sox package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.