CVE-2004-0557

N/A Unknown
Published: August 06, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lwn.net/Articles/95529/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lwn.net/Articles/95530/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-409.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10819
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lwn.net/Articles/95529/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lwn.net/Articles/95530/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2004/Jul/1227.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/12175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:076
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-409.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
48.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gentoo redhat sox conectiva