CVE-2021-33844 describes a floating-point exception (divide-by-zero) vulnerability in the SoX sound processing tool, specifically within the startread() function of the wav.c file. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted WAV file, leading to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating it can be triggered locally with low attack complexity and user interaction, resulting in high availability impact (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.4.2-7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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