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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sox package, versions <14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-SOX-292356
  • published15 Feb 2018
  • disclosed15 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 15 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18189  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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.

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.

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