Out-of-bounds Read Affecting sox package, versions <14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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- published31 Jul 2017
- disclosed31 Jul 2017
Introduced: 31 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-11358 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 sox to version 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-11358
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11358
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11358
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/06/1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398