Out-of-bounds read in SoX - CVE-2019-1010004
Published: July 18, 2019 / Updated: July 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19244
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-1010004
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: sox.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
SoX
SoX
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read condition in the "read_samples" function in the "xa.c" file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted .xa file and crash the affected application.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1010004
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.