CVE-2021-40426

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - talos-cna@cisco.com

Published

2022-04-14

Last modified

2025-04-15

Weaknesses

CWE-122, CWE-787

Affected products

• Libsox (Sound Exchange)
• Sound Exchange (Sound Exchange Project)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5356