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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sox (MDVSA-2015:015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80434

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated sox packages fix security vulnerability :

The sox command line tool is affected by two heap-based buffer overflows, respectively located in functions start_read() and AdpcmReadBlock(). A specially crafted wav file can be used to trigger the vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-8145).

Solution

Update the affected lib64sox-devel, lib64sox2 and / or sox packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0561.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80434

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-015.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 1/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64sox-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64sox2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:sox, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8145

BID: 71774

MDVSA: 2015:015