SB2019071632 - NULL pointer dereference in sox (Alpine package)



SB2019071632 - NULL pointer dereference in sox (Alpine package)

Published: July 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019071632
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8357)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in n the lsx_make_lpf function, as defined in the effect_i_dsp.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the sox command and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.