SB2018060734 - Fedora 27 update for sox

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SB2018060734 - Fedora 27 update for sox

Published: June 7, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018060734
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11332)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11358)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.


3) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11359)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References