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FreeBSD : SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files (3e4ffe76-e0d4-11d8-9b0a-000347a4fa7d)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 36863

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a pair of buffer overflows in the WAV file handling code of SoX. If an attacker can cause her victim to process a specially crafted WAV file with SoX (e.g. through social engineering or through some other program that relies on SoX), arbitrary code can be executed with the privileges of the victim.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1eb17d28

http://www.nessus.org/u?50fcbb22

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 36863

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3e4ffe76e0d411d89b0a000347a4fa7d.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:sox, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0557

Secunia: 12175