CVE-2023-34318 — HIGH (7.8)

Vulnerability Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

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-122 CWE-787

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34318Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212283Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34318Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212283Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-34318?

CVE-2023-34318 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.

How severe is CVE-2023-34318?

CVE-2023-34318 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-34318?

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.