Gentoo: GLSA-202101-15 Moderate: FFmpeg Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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December 12, 2016
Multiple heap overflows in SoX may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered when processing a malicious NIST Sphere or WAV audio file.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/sox-14.4.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8145 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8145
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-30
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: December 11, 2016
Bugs: #533296
ID: 201612-30
Topics Covered
Background
SoX is a command line utility that can convert various formats of
computer audio files in to other formats.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-sound/sox < 14.4.2 >= 14.4.2
Impact
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A remote attacker could coerce the victim to run SoX against their
malicious file. This may be leveraged by an attacker to gain control of
program execution with the privileges of the user.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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