Sound eXchange 14.4.2 hcom File hcom.c read_samples out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sound eXchange 14.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function read_samples of the file hcom.c of the component hcom File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-11358. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Sound eXchange 14.4.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function read_samples of the file hcom.c of the component hcom File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The read_samples function in hcom.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted hcom file.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/31/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-11358 since 07/16/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106917 (openSUSE Security Update : sox (openSUSE-2018-185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176651 (Debian Security Update for sox (DLA 1705-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42398) and Tenable (106917). The entries VDB-104685, VDB-104688, VDB-107876 and VDB-113428 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Sound eXchange

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• 14.4.2

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