CVE-2004-0557 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the st_wavstartread function of Sound eXchange (SoX) versions 12.17.2 through 12.17.4, specifically affecting how it processes WAV file headers. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for abuse, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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