CVE - CVE-2021-40426

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-40426	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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DEBIAN:DSA-5356 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5356 MISC:https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434 URL:https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20230210 [SECURITY] [DLA 3315-1] sox security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20230203 sox: patches for old vulnerabilities URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3
Assigning CNA
Talos
Date Record Created
20210901	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20210901)
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