Buffer overflow in sox.sourceforge.net SoX

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32454

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8145

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SoX: 14.4.0

External links

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
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00034.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-30

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.