CVE-2021-23159

Public on 2022-08-25
Modified on 2025-12-10
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 sox No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core sox 2023-09-05 ALAS2-2023-2231 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 sox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 soxr Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L