Out-of-bounds Read Affecting sox package, versions <14.4.2-r5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-SOX-8489639
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed31 Jul 2017

Introduced: 31 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11358  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 sox to version 14.4.2-r5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sox package and not the sox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

The read_samples function in hcom.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted hcom file.