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CVE-2023-26590

Floating point exception in src/aiff.c

6.2 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Up 0.2 points since Jul 11, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.2

Floating point exception in src/aiff.c

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.

Record
CVE-2023-26590
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1077
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-30385 6.2

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.

Record
EUVD-2023-30385
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68xp-j24j-mvjp 6.2

A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at...

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.

Record
GHSA-68xp-j24j-mvjp
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-697, CWE-1077
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.2

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.

Record
CVE-2023-26590
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-1077, CWE-697
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-43654 5.5

CVE-2023-26590 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34

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.

Record
AZL-43654
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-44484 5.5

CVE-2023-26590 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34

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.

Record
AZL-44484
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-05
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OSV 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2023-26590
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-26590 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26590
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1931 7.8

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 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-26590 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26590
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sox
Azure Linux:2
 through 14.4.2.0-34 None known
sox
Azure Linux:3
 through 14.4.2.0-34 None known
sox
Debian:12
 before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
sox
Debian:13
 before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
sox
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 14.4.2.0-29.oe1
14.4.2.0-29.oe1
sox
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 14.4.2.0-29.oe1
14.4.2.0-29.oe1
sox
openEuler:22.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2
14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2
sox
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp1
14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp1
sox
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2
14.4.2.0-29.oe2203sp2
sox
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2, plus listed versions
14.4.1-314.4.1-3ubuntu114.4.1-3ubuntu1.114.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm1
14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2
sox
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 before 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
14.4.1-514.4.1-5ubuntu0.114.4.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm114.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1
14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1
sox
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1, plus listed versions
14.4.2+git20190427-1build114.4.2+git20190427-2
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
sox
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions
14.4.2+git20190427-2
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
factsOSV
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-26590 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) 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 0.21%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in sox 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1.

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