Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Updated sox packages fix buffer overflows
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2004:409-01
Issue date:        2004-07-29
Updated on:        2004-07-29
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:          sox wav
CVE Names:         CAN-2004-0557
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1. Summary:

Updated sox packages that fix buffer overflows in the WAV file handling
code are now available.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

SoX (Sound eXchange) is a sound file format converter. SoX can convert
between many different digitized sound formats and perform simple sound
manipulation functions, including sound effects.

Buffer overflows existed in the parsing of WAV file header fields. It was
possible that a malicious WAV file could have caused arbitrary code to be
executed when the file was played or converted.  The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0557
to these issues.

All users of sox should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues as well as fix a number of minor bugs.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.  Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages.  To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

    up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

     https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/

5. Bug IDs fixed  (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ for more info):

127502 - -r option dumps core on x86_64
102499 - sox RPM does not install soxmix
91144 - SoX's soxplay doesn't except paths containg spaces
79151 - largefile support missing

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS: 

40158df8997fc3fcf257ce0f4948650f  sox-12.17.4-4.3.src.rpm

i386:
215224365c08b10de94dd2107fa96ace  sox-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm
280a1993478f352ff7edfa0eaef55132  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
aa0496e8d807e5cf8ea0c5ac76ba3025  sox-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm
88782db6550e912d50d1b2642d1629b1  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
471a46afca8a9713f349b11a3b311efb  sox-12.17.4-4.3.ppc.rpm
143aeb239b70b7f0ced2ce83f50925de  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.ppc.rpm

s390:
fbf191cefb2ff1ceffc7eed7de147938  sox-12.17.4-4.3.s390.rpm
5efc226a4128821c1218719e4a97f976  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.s390.rpm

s390x:
193e592c520af65afb0a0b45f597c9f9  sox-12.17.4-4.3.s390x.rpm
0ec54d5b4d5944313f719b2fcdb33fb4  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
92e357895cdfc4311c63812b580ef2c8  sox-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm
f49830a9982ff56d7f1afa446348559b  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS: 

40158df8997fc3fcf257ce0f4948650f  sox-12.17.4-4.3.src.rpm

i386:
215224365c08b10de94dd2107fa96ace  sox-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm
280a1993478f352ff7edfa0eaef55132  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
92e357895cdfc4311c63812b580ef2c8  sox-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm
f49830a9982ff56d7f1afa446348559b  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS: 

40158df8997fc3fcf257ce0f4948650f  sox-12.17.4-4.3.src.rpm

i386:
215224365c08b10de94dd2107fa96ace  sox-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm
280a1993478f352ff7edfa0eaef55132  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
aa0496e8d807e5cf8ea0c5ac76ba3025  sox-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm
88782db6550e912d50d1b2642d1629b1  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
92e357895cdfc4311c63812b580ef2c8  sox-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm
f49830a9982ff56d7f1afa446348559b  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS: 

40158df8997fc3fcf257ce0f4948650f  sox-12.17.4-4.3.src.rpm

i386:
215224365c08b10de94dd2107fa96ace  sox-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm
280a1993478f352ff7edfa0eaef55132  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
aa0496e8d807e5cf8ea0c5ac76ba3025  sox-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm
88782db6550e912d50d1b2642d1629b1  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
92e357895cdfc4311c63812b580ef2c8  sox-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm
f49830a9982ff56d7f1afa446348559b  sox-devel-12.17.4-4.3.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:
 
CVE -CVE-2004-0557

8. Contact:

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