NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sox package, versions <14.4.2-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-SOX-292358
  • published 15 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 15 Feb 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable sox to version 14.4.2-2 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.