Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
CVE-2004-0557
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.251 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.251 · newest: 0.251 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Gentoo Linux — versions 1.4
- Sox — versions 12.17.2, 12.17.3, 12.17.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Fedora Core — versions core_1.0, core_2.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-409.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10819 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi (vendor-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-23.xml (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9801 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/12175 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16827 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-565 (vendor-advisory)
- lwn.net/Articles/95530/ (vendor-advisory)
- lwn.net/Articles/95529/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0557?
- CVE-2004-0557 is a vulnerability in Conectiva Linux. Published 2004-08-06.
- Is CVE-2004-0557 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.