UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40426

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40426

    Published: 14 Apr 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-40426
    Aliases:
    USN-5904-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40426, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40426

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2

    Affected versions

    14.4.1-3
    14.4.1-3ubuntu1
    14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1
    14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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