SB2015013014 - Buffer overflow in sox (Alpine package)
Published: January 30, 2015 Updated: March 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015013014
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8145)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file to the (1) start_read or (2) AdpcmReadBlock function.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.