CVE-2022-31651
sox: an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 14, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the inlsx_aiffstartwrite.environment of the Sound Exchange sox library. A specially-crafted file can lead to a float point exception. This flaw allows an attacker to provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-1077 · Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator