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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201612-30 ] SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:36:41
Message-Id: 85c551a7-8aa4-c0aa-3102-4ca0adc1395b@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-30
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: December 11, 2016
10 Bugs: #533296
11 ID: 201612-30
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple heap overflows in SoX may allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 SoX is a command line utility that can convert various formats of
25 computer audio files in to other formats.
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27 Affected packages
28 =================
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-sound/sox < 14.4.2 >= 14.4.2
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35 Description
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38 A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered when processing a
39 malicious NIST Sphere or WAV audio file.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could coerce the victim to run SoX against their
45 malicious file. This may be leveraged by an attacker to gain control of
46 program execution with the privileges of the user.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/sox-14.4.2"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2014-8145
65 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8145
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-30
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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