CVE-2021-40426
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-40426
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2022-04-14T20:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-23T00:15:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libsox_project:libsox:14.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html | |
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5356 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40426 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40426 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:26:58 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2023-02-04 02:12:13 | 2023-02-04T01:15:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-04 02:12:13 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-04 02:12:13 | Weakness Enumeration | update | ||
| 2023-02-04 02:12:13 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-11 03:15:18 | 2023-02-10T08:15:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-11 03:15:18 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-23 01:16:46 | 2023-02-23T00:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-23 01:16:46 | References | updated |