#VU17766 NULL pointer dereference in SoX - CVE-2019-8357
Published: February 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17766
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-8357
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SoX
SoX
Software vendor:
sox.sourceforge.net
sox.sourceforge.net
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 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.