{"id":"CVE-2021-40426","details":"A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.","modified":"2026-04-16T04:38:48.697274990Z","published":"2022-04-14T20:15:09.110Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1","openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13359-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00009.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5356"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1434"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"14.4.2"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-40426.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}