CVE-2023-34432
Heap-buffer-overflow in src/formats_i.c
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Heap-buffer-overflow in src/formats_i.c
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2023-34432- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-38509
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
EUVD-2023-38509- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv9q-mgwx-m5gr
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src...
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
GHSA-fv9q-mgwx-m5gr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2023-34432- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-43816
CVE-2023-34432 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
AZL-43816- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-45252
CVE-2023-34432 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
AZL-45252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
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OSV
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
CVE-2023-34432- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-34432
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34432- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1931
sox security update
SoX is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS X, etc.) command line utility that can convert various formats of computer audio files in to other formats. It can also apply various effects to these sound files, and, as an added bonus, SoX can play and record audio files on most platforms.
Security Fix(es):
A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to crash.(CVE-2021-23159)
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.(CVE-2021-23172)
A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon read_samples() of voc.c file. An attacker with a crafted file, could cause an application to crash.(CVE-2021-23210)
A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash.(CVE-2021-33844)
A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.(CVE-2023-26590)
A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the read_samples function at sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.(CVE-2023-32627)
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.(CVE-2023-34318)
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.(CVE-2023-34432)
- Record
OESA-2023-1931- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 No score
Security update for sox
This update for sox fixes the following issues:
- Apply various fix patches taken from Debian package; it fixes also other entries (CVE-2022-31650 boo#1212060 CVE-2023-34318 boo#1212062 CVE-2023-34432 boo#1212063)
- Fix floating point exception in src/voc.c (CVE-2023-32627 boo#1212061)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 No score
Security update for sox
This update for sox fixes the following issues:
- Apply various fix patches taken from Debian package; it fixes also other entries (CVE-2022-31650 boo#1212060 CVE-2023-34318 boo#1212062 CVE-2023-34432 boo#1212063)
- Fix floating point exception in src/voc.c (CVE-2023-32627 boo#1212061)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
soxAzure Linux:2 |
through 14.4.2.0-34 | None known |
soxAzure Linux:3 |
through 14.4.2.0-34 | None known |
soxDebian:12 |
before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2 | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2 |
soxDebian:13 |
before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2 | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2 |
soxopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2.0-29.oe1 | 14.4.2.0-29.oe1 |
soxopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2.0-29.oe1 | 14.4.2.0-29.oe1 |
soxopenEuler:22.03-LTS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2 | 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2 |
soxopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp1 | 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp1 |
soxopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2 | 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2 |
soxSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 |
soxopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 |
soxSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 | 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 |
soxopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 | 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-34432 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fedora Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux, published July 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in sox 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34432
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212291
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34432
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fv9q-mgwx-m5gr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-34432
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1931
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/E6JOTRIOEMXEYXNHM2HOXMVP2MMLL3Y6
bugzilla.suse.com/1212060
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13590