Gentoo: GLSA-201810-02 Normal: SoX Multiple Issues Leading To DoS
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October 6, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SoX, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/sox-14.4.2-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11332 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11332 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-11358 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11358 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-11359 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11359 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-15370 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15370 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-15371 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15371 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-15372 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15372 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-15642 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15642
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
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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: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 06, 2018
Bugs: #626702, #627570, #634450, #634814
ID: 201810-02
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-r1 >= 14.4.2-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a crafted WAV, HCOM,
SND, or AIFF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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