ubuntu-cve-2022-50798
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-12-30 23:15
Modified
2026-01-08 05:04
Summary
Details
SoX 14.4.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability when handling WAV files that can cause program crashes. Attackers can trigger a floating point exception by providing a specially crafted WAV file that causes arithmetic errors during sound file processing.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"details": "SoX 14.4.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability when handling WAV files that can cause program crashes. Attackers can trigger a floating point exception by providing a specially crafted WAV file that causes arithmetic errors during sound file processing.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50798",
"modified": "2026-01-08T05:04:21Z",
"published": "2025-12-30T23:15:00Z",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
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"withdrawn": "2026-01-14T18:05:16Z"
}
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