SoX: Multiple buffer overflows

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200407-23 / SoX
Release Date	July 30, 2004
Latest Revision	May 22, 2006: 02
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
media-sound/sox	<= 12.17.4-r1	>= 12.17.4-r2	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #58733

Synopsis

SoX contains two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the WAV header parser code.

2. Impact Information

Background

SoX is a command line utility that can convert various formats of computer audio files in to other formats.

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered two buffer overflows in the sox and play commands when handling WAV files with specially crafted header fields.

Impact

By enticing a user to play or convert a specially crafted WAV file an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running SoX.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of SoX.

Resolution

All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=media-sound/sox-12.17.4-r2"
# emerge ">=media-sound/sox-12.17.4-r2"

4. References

Updated July 30, 2004

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