SB2019072487 - Use-after-free in sox (Alpine package)
Published: July 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072487
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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15642)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.