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Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function...

High severity Unreviewed Published Apr 29, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 6, 2004
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 29, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

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(97th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2004-0557

GHSA ID

GHSA-xxf9-f548-r28c

Source code

No known source code

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