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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201810-02 ] SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2018 17:01:51
Message-Id: 20181006170010.GB31755@monkey
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: October 06, 2018
10 Bugs: #626702, #627570, #634450, #634814
11 ID: 201810-02
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15 Synopsis
16 ========
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SoX, the worst of which may
19 lead to a Denial of Service condition.
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21 Background
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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
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-sound/sox < 14.4.2-r1 >= 14.4.2-r1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX. Please review the
39 referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a crafted WAV, HCOM,
45 SND, or AIFF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/sox-14.4.2-r1"
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60 References
61 ==========
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-11332
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11332
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-11358
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11358
67 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-11359
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11359
69 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-15370
70 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15370
71 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-15371
72 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15371
73 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-15372
74 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15372
75 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-15642
76 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15642
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78 Availability
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81 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
82 the Gentoo Security Website:
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84 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
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86 Concerns?
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89 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
90 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
91 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
92 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
93 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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95 License
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98 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
99 belongs to its owner(s).
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101 The contents of this document are licensed under the
102 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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104 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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