SecuriTricks - CVE-2022-50798

Description

SoX 14.4.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability when handling WAV files that can cause program crashes. Attackers can trigger a floating point exception by providing a specially crafted WAV file that causes arithmetic errors during sound file processing.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sox	Sox	14.4.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-369

Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	sox	sox	14.4.2	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

http://sox.sourceforge.net

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoX

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51034

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sox-denial-of-service-vulnerability-via-wav-file-processing

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5712.php

CVSS Score

6.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: ACTIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 30, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 31, 2025, 8:42 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

disclosure@vulncheck.com

CVE-2022-50798