SB2019071632 - NULL pointer dereference in sox (Alpine package)
Published: July 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071632
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8357)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in n the lsx_make_lpf function, as defined in the effect_i_dsp.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a file that submits malicious input to the targeted system with the sox command and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.