Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-23172
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-23172
- cpe:2.3:a:sox_project:sox:14.4.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-23172
0.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 3 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-23172
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-23172
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-23172
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https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/350/
SoX - Sound eXchange / Bugs / #350 Heap overflow in hcom.cExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23172
CVE-2021-23172 - sox - Arch LinuxThird Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23172
CVE-2021-23172- Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975666
1975666 – (CVE-2021-23172) CVE-2021-23172 sox: heap overflow in hcom.cIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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