CVE-2021-33844

SoX: divide by zero crash in wav.c

Published Aug 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3315-1 sox security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5356-1 sox security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-20518 A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5904-1 SoX vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5904-2 SoX regression
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sound Exchange Project
Sound Exchange Project sound Exchange
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sox_project:sox:14.4.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sox Project
Sox Project sox
Sound Exchange Project
Sound Exchange Project sound Exchange
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 11:58 PM
Reserved
Jun 4, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:55 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 20, 2021, 12:00 AM