vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-23172)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 25, 2022 | Jul 11, 2025 | May 28, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 25, 2022
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
May 28, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap overflow was found in hcom.c:161, function startread. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2021-23172
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-23172
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23172
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975666
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-10282
- https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-23172
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/350/
- CWE-120
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-10282
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