CVE-2021-40426 (GCVE-0-2021-40426)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-14 19:56 – Updated: 2025-04-15 19:07
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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Vendor Product Version
Sound Exchange libsox Affected: 14.4.2
Affected: master commit 42b3557e
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2022-03-23 00:00
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