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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0557 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 48.55%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-08-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 369 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-08-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-07 | 44.51% | 48.55% | +4.04% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 39.33% | 44.51% | +5.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 39.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2004-0557 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sox), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, trixie): resolved 3. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0557 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2004-0557: 1 GLSA(s) (200407-23), 1 atom(s) (media-sound/sox); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0557 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0557 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2004-0557 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sox), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0557 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sox | sox | 12.17.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sox | sox | 12.17.3 | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sox | sox | 12.17.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sox:sox:12.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| conectiva | linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gentoo | linux | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_servers:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | fedora_core | core_1.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | fedora_core | core_2.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |