CVE-2021-23159 (GCVE-0-2021-23159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-25 19:35 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to crash.
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CWE
  • CWE-120 - - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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n/a SoX (Sound eXchange) Affected: Not Known
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