CVE-2023-32627 Floating point exception in src/voc.c

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

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

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-32627?

CVE-2023-32627 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, published on 10 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the read_samples function at sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-697, CWE-1077

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32627?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32627?

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-2023-32627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-43483, AZL-44616, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32627, DLA-3527-1, GHSA-4jrq-9cvx-fwjx, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32627 and 1 more.

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