CVE-2021-40426

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-122 CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 14, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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