Name: CVE-2021-23172: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-23172, CWE-120, CWE-787, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00037

A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to crash.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Amazon Linux Ami 2	—	Upgrade soxUpgrade sox-debuginfoUpgrade sox-devel	May 20, 2026	May 20, 2026
Arch Linux	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux	Jul 11, 2025	Aug 25, 2022
Debian	—	Upgrade sox	Feb 13, 2023	Aug 25, 2022
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Aug 25, 2022
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade soxUpgrade libsox3Upgrade sox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libsox2 (Ubuntu Pro)	Mar 22, 2023	Aug 25, 2022

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CVSS Details

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