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Slackware 10.0 SSA:2004-223-03 Critical: Sox Buffer Overflow Issue

slackware
Calendar Grey August 10, 2004
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Fresh updates for sox packages are now available for Slackware 8.1 and later versions, addressing critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could allow unauthorized execution by attackers.
New sox packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix buffer overflow security issues that could allow a malicious WAV file to execute arbitrary cod...

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog: Sat Aug 7 17:17:20 AKDT 2004 patches/packages/sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz: Patched buffer overflows that could allow a malicious WAV file to execute arbitrary code. (* Security fix *)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow critical sox slackware malicious code

Where Find New Packages

Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/sox-12.17.4-i386-3.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/sox-12.17.4-i386-3.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 8.1 package: 08b8e2ba8d34b959c18130bbb44c2fcd sox-12.17.4-i386-3.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package: 3a206a1a0688b4bfd0f464bb40128339 sox-12.17.4-i386-3.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package: 13beadd4d7e48c19af71e3ffb6a0578e sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package: 71919b40bcb0a6f3fc3c9361e0cdbc6f sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz
Slackware -current package: 71919b40bcb0a6f3fc3c9361e0cdbc6f sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz

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security advisory security update buffer overflow critical sox slackware malicious code

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Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg sox-12.17.4-i486-3.tgz