What is CVE-2023-34318?

CVE-2023-34318 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedora Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-34318?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-34318 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Fedora Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux

CVE-2023-34318

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (12.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

CyberSecAI/cve_

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34318 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
RHBZ#2212283 (issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34318?: CVE-2023-34318 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedora Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-34318?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-34318 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.