CVE-2021-23210

Public Exploit

Description

A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon read_samples() of voc.c file. An attacker with a crafted file, could cause an application to crash.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory archlinux.org Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a SoX (Sound eXchange)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975670 third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23210 third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/351/ exploit third party advisory
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23210 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-23210?
CVE-2021-23210 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-23210?
To fix CVE-2021-23210, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-23210 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-23210 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-23210?
CVE-2021-23210 affects n/a SoX (Sound eXchange).
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