CVE-2004-0557: conectiva linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-0557 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in conectiva linux. EPSS estimates a 25.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 02-08-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
25.08%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 25.08% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
SoX - '.wav' Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
SoX - Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linux3.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop3.0
- fedora_corecore_1.0 | core_2.0
- sox< 0:12.17.4-4.3
- sox-debuginfo< 0:12.17.4-4.3
Conectiva1 product
- linux8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Debian1 product
- sox< 12.17.4-9 | < 12.17.3-4woody2
Gentoo1 product
- linux1.4
Sox1 product
- sox12.17.2 | 12.17.3 | 12.17.4
5 vendors · 10 products
References
27 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9801VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL