CVE-2023-26590

A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*

History

27 Jun 2025, 18:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:sox_project:sox:14.4.3:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.3:::::::*
First Time		Sound Exchange Project sound Exchange Sound Exchange Project

21 Nov 2024, 07:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~5.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.2
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-07-10 18:15

Updated : 2025-06-27 18:51

NVD link : CVE-2023-26590

Mitre link : CVE-2023-26590

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-26590

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fedoraproject

extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux
fedora

redhat

enterprise_linux

sound_exchange_project

sound_exchange

CWE

CWE-1077

Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator

CWE-697

Incorrect Comparison

{"id": "CVE-2023-26590", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.2, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 2.5}, {"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}]}, "published": "2023-07-10T18:15:10.707", "references": [{"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-1077"}]}, {"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-697"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service."}], "lastModified": "2025-06-27T18:51:27.923", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "A0B9CCB6-B58A-46C2-A819-D579A224211B"}], "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "BB176AC3-3CDA-4DDA-9089-C67B2F73AA62"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "CC559B26-5DFC-4B7A-A27C-B77DE755DFF9"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "2F6AB192-9D7D-4A9A-8995-E53A9DE9EAFC"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "142AD0DD-4CF3-4D74-9442-459CE3347E3A"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}