SoX .wav file buffer overflow
| sox-wav-bo (16827) |  High Risk |
Description:
SoX is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the st_wavstartread function in the wav.c file, caused by improper bounds checking of .wav files. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted .wav file to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 8.0
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- Lance Norskog, SoX 12.17.2
- Lance Norskog, SoX 12.17.3
- Lance Norskog, SoX 12.17.4
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Linux 3.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 10.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 8.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.0
- Slackware, Slackware Linux 9.1
- Slackware, Slackware Linux current
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE eMail Server III
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Database Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Office Server
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest sox package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:076 : sox for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 12.17.3-4.1.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 12.17.4-2.1.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 12.17.3-4.1.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 12.17.4-2.1.100mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest sox package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:409-05 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), WS (v. 3), Desktop: 12.17.4-4.3.x86_64 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of sox (12.17.4-r2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200407-23. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest sox package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:855 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 12.17.3-29251U10_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 8: 12.17.3-10818U80_1cl or later
Conectiva Linux 9: 12.17.3-21828U90_1cl or later
For Slackware Linux:
Upgrade to the latest sox package, as listed below. Refer to slackware-security Mailing List, Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:33:16 -0700 (PDT) for more information. See References.
Slackware Linux 8.1and 9.0: 12.17.4-i386-3 or later
Slackware Linux 9.1, 10.0 and -current: 12.17.4-i486-3 or later
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:855, Buffer overflow vulnerability at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000855.
- Slackware Security Advisories Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:33:16 -0700 (PDT), [slackware-security] sox (SSA:2004-223-03) at http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.362646.
- SoX Web page, SoX - Sound eXchange at http://sox.sourceforge.net/.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Wed Jul 28 2004 - 13:53:13 CDT , SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0014.html.
- BID-10819: SoX WAV File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0557: Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.
- DSA-565: sox -- buffer overflow
- GLSA-200407-23: SoX: Multiple buffer overflows
- MDKSA-2004:076: Updated sox packages fix buffer overflows with malicious .wav files
- RHSA-2004-409: sox security update
- SA12175: SoX ".WAV" File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:023: libpng: remote system compromise
Reported:
Jul 28, 2004
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