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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1695-1] sox security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
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.