CVE-2022-31650 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 25 May 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A floating-point exception in the SoX library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted AIFF files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-31650?

CVE-2022-31650 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In SoX 14.4.2, there is a floating-point exception in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a.

Weakness: CWE-697

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31650?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31650?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-31650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-43666, AZL-45270, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31650, GHSA-49wq-h6fq-vf8p, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31650.