CVE-2021-40426CWE-122

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

Critical · published April 14, 2022

CVSS v3.0
10.0
EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02211 · 82.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2022-04-14T19:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 APR 19:56Z
    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
    cvelistv5