CVE-2023-26590 — MEDIUM (6.2)

Vulnerability Description

A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

CVSS Score

6.2

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sound Exchange Project	Sound Exchange	14.4.3
Fedoraproject	Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux	8.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	38
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1077 CWE-697

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-26590?

CVE-2023-26590 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

How severe is CVE-2023-26590?

CVE-2023-26590 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-26590?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange, Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux.