Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Exchange Project | Sound Exchange | 14.4.2-7 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33844Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975664Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-33844Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/349/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33844Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975664Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-33844Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/349/ExploitThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2021-33844?
CVE-2021-33844 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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.
How severe is CVE-2021-33844?
CVE-2021-33844 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-33844?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.