CVE-2004-0557

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17...

10.0 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

25.1%Down 17.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2004-0557
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0557
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0556 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0556
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xxf9-f548-r28c No score

Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17...

Record: GHSA-xxf9-f548-r28c
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2004-0557
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0557 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0557
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sox` Debian:12	before 12.17.4-9	12.17.4-9
`sox` Debian:13	before 12.17.4-9	12.17.4-9
`sox` Debian:3.0	before 12.17.3-4woody2	12.17.3-4woody2
`sox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3
`sox-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:12.17.4-4.3	0:12.17.4-4.3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SoX - Local Buffer Overflow	2004-08-01
Exploit-DB	SoX - '.wav' Local Buffer Overflow	2004-08-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2004-0557 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sox, published August 2, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.1%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in sox 12.17.4-9.

References

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