Sound eXchange 14.4.2 formats.c sox_append_comment Audio File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sound eXchange 14.4.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is the function sox_append_comment of the file formats.c. Such manipulation as part of Audio File leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15371. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sound eXchange 14.4.2. Affected by this issue is the function sox_append_comment of the file formats.c. The manipulation as part of a Audio File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack during conversion of an audio file.

The bug was discovered 10/13/2017. The weakness was released 10/16/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15371 since 10/15/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104939 (Debian DLA-1197-1 : sox security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104939). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104685, VDB-104687, VDB-104688 and VDB-107875. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 104939
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1197-1 : sox security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867203
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for sox FEDORA-2018-b26768593c
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 1197-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-15371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107876
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2017 10:45
Updated: 01/03/2023 15:40
Changes: 10/16/2017 10:45 (69), 11/24/2019 19:48 (7), 01/03/2023 15:40 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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