SB2019072486 - Buffer overflow in sox (Alpine package)
Published: July 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072486
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15372)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack during conversion of an audio file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.