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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891695
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1695-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sox' package(s) announced via the DLA-1695-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sox' package(s) announced via the DLA-1695-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX (Sound eXchange), a sound processing program:

CVE-2017-15370

The ImaAdpcmReadBlock function (src/wav.c) is affected by a heap buffer overflow. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted WAV file to cause denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-15372

The lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function (adpcm.c) is affected by a stack based buffer overflow. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted audio file to cause denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-15642

The lsx_aiffstartread function (aiff.c) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted AIFF file to cause denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-18189

The startread function (xa.c) is affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted Maxis XA audio file to cause denial of service (application crash).

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 14.4.1-5+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'sox' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15370
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500554
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15372
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500553
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15642
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/298/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-18189
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121
https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/20171109114554.16297-1-mans@mansr.com/raw
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2283
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2283
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-1010004
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/299/
https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/code/ci/master/tree/src/xa.c#l219
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