Buffer overflow in SoX - CVE-2004-0557
Published: March 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73933
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0557
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: sox.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
SoX
SoX
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files within the st_wavstartread() function in wav.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-0557
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0014.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000855
- http://lwn.net/Articles/95529/
- http://lwn.net/Articles/95530/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2004/Jul/1227.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-565
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-23.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:076
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-409.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10819
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1945
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16827
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9801