Ubuntu update for sox



Published: 2023-03-22
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
CVE-ID CVE-2019-13590
CVE-2021-23159
CVE-2021-23172
CVE-2021-23210
CVE-2021-33844
CVE-2021-3643
CVE-2021-40426
CVE-2022-31650
CVE-2022-31651
CWE-ID CWE-476
CWE-122
CWE-369
CWE-125
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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libsox3 (Ubuntu package)
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sox (Ubuntu package)
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libsox2 (Ubuntu package)
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU19252

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13590

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 libsox.a file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU73927

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23159

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the lsx_read_w_buf() function in formats_i.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

3) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU73928

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23172

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the startread() function in hcom.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

4) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU73929

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23210

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the read_samples() function in voc.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

5) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU73930

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33844

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the startread() function in wav.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

6) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU73932

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3643

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the lsx_adpcm_init() function in libsox. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

7) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU61598

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40426

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the sphere.c start_read() functionality. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

8) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU63803

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31650

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.

9) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU63799

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31651

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sox to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 22.10

libsox3 (Ubuntu package): before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3

sox (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsox2 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2


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.



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