Out-of-bounds read in sox (Alpine package)

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU32014

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11358

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The read_samples function in hcom.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted hcom file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

sox (Alpine package): 14.4.2-r0 - 14.4.2-r5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sox_alpine_package:14.4.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sox_alpine_package:14.4.2-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:sox_alpine_package:14.4.2-r4:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.9

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e8362414fbf5c34467fb8b80ac52f7b8ae2befb8
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f947389baf417b0e5efbad591fdc844a6683cbe4
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=34ab9361455b89d88ae8f6dc85263d99a79a089c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=86d8165dabb2ef111678693da7e68ae4c6332bc4
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5402121572105dacecfadf254239c4aafed6dbae

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.