SB2015010101 - Buffer overflow in sox.sourceforge.net SoX
Published: January 1, 2015 Updated: March 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015010101
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8145)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file to the (1) start_read or (2) AdpcmReadBlock function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0561.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129699/SoX-14.4.1-Heap-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3112
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:015
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-010.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71774
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00034.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-30