CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0557

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code on the victim's system, leading to full system compromise, data theft, or further attack propagation.

Recommendation

Immediately update SoX to a version later than 12.17.4 that includes fixes for this vulnerability. If updating is not possible, restrict processing of WAV files from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS