Vulnerability identifier: #VU63803
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
SoX
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia 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 in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..
Vulnerable software versions
SoX: 14.4.2
External links
http://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/360/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.