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CVE-2023-34432

Published: 10 July 2023

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.

Notes

AuthorNote
allenpthuang 
Same fix as the one for CVE-2021-23159.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		bionic Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
lunar Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (14.4.2+git20190427-3.5)
xenial Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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