SoX through 14.4.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i() in src/adpcm.c, triggered by an odd samplesPerBlock value in the WAV fmt chunk. Attackers can supply a crafted MS ADPCM WAV file to sox or any libsox consumer to write a partially controlled 16-bit sample past the heap buffer allocated by wav_ms_adpcm_fmt().
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sox/
https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/sox-wav-ms-adpcm-samplesperblock-oob-write
https://github.com/chirlu/sox/blob/42b3557e13e0fe01a83465b672d89faddbe65f49/src/wav.c#L250-L251
https://github.com/chirlu/sox/blob/42b3557e13e0fe01a83465b672d89faddbe65f49/src/adpcm.c#L144-L166
Published: 2026-10-15
Updated: 2026-10-16
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.0013