Uncaught Exception in SoX - CVE-2023-32627

 

Uncaught Exception in SoX - CVE-2023-32627

Published: September 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80520
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32627
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SoX
Software vendor:
sox.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception within the read_samples() function at sox/src/voc.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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