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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1695-1] sox security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

, 878810, 882144, 881121 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX (Sound eXchange), a sound processing program: CVE-2017-15370 The ImaAdpcmReadBlock function (src/wav.c) is affected by a heap buffer overflow. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted WAV file to cause denial of service (application crash). CVE-2017-15372 The lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function (adpcm.c) is affected by a stack based buffer overflow. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted audio file to cause denial of service (application crash). CVE-2017-15642 The lsx_aiffstartread function (aiff.c) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted AIFF file to cause denial of service (application crash). CVE-2017-18189 The startread function (xa.c) is affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted Maxis XA audio file to cause denial of service (application crash).

Affected Software

Affected Software

sox on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 14.4.1-5+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)