The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - sox: buffer overflow read vulnerability (CVE-2021-3643)

  - sox: heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() function     (CVE-2021-40426)

  - The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file. (CVE-2017-11332)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11358)

  - The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file. (CVE-2017-11359)

  - There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.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.
    (CVE-2017-15370)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2017-15371)

  - There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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. (CVE-2017-15372)

  - In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability     triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file. (CVE-2017-15642)

  - SoX - Sound eXchange 14.4.2 and earlier is affected by: Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of     Service. The component is: read_samples function at xa.c:219. The attack vector is: Victim must open     specially crafted .xa file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-18189. (CVE-2019-1010004)

  - An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer     overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps     malloc. When a NULL pointer is returned, it is used without a prior check that it is a valid pointer,     leading to a NULL pointer dereference on lsx_readbuf in formats_i.c. (CVE-2019-13590)

  - In SoX 14.4.2, there is a floating-point exception in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a.
    (CVE-2022-31650)

  - In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a. (CVE-2022-31651)

  - A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at     sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-26590)

  - A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the read_samples function at     sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-32627)

  - A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41.
    This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-34318)

  - A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at     sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information     disclosure. (CVE-2023-34432)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - sox: buffer overflow read vulnerability (CVE-2021-3643)

  - sox: heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() function     (CVE-2021-40426)

  - The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file. (CVE-2017-11332)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11358)

  - The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file. (CVE-2017-11359)

  - There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.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.
    (CVE-2017-15370)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2017-15371)

  - There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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. (CVE-2017-15372)

  - In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability     triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file. (CVE-2017-15642)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. lsx_make_lpf in effect_i_dsp.c has an integer overflow on the     result of multiplication fed into malloc. When the buffer is allocated, it is smaller than expected,     leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2019-8354)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. In xmalloc.h, there is an integer overflow on the result of     multiplication fed into the lsx_valloc macro that wraps malloc. When the buffer is allocated, it is     smaller than expected, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in channels_start in remix.c.
    (CVE-2019-8355)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. One of the arguments to bitrv2 in fft4g.c is not guarded, such that     it can lead to write access outside of the statically declared array, aka a stack-based buffer overflow.
    (CVE-2019-8356)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. lsx_make_lpf in effect_i_dsp.c allows a NULL pointer dereference.
    (CVE-2019-8357)

  - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in     formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to     crash. (CVE-2021-23159)

  - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c     file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to     crash. (CVE-2021-23172)

  - In SoX 14.4.2, there is a floating-point exception in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a.
    (CVE-2022-31650)

  - In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a. (CVE-2022-31651)

  - A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at     sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-26590)

  - A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the read_samples function at     sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-32627)

  - A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41.
    This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-34318)

  - A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at     sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information     disclosure. (CVE-2023-34432)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - sox: buffer overflow read vulnerability (CVE-2021-3643)

  - The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file. (CVE-2017-11332)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11358)

  - The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file. (CVE-2017-11359)

  - There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.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.
    (CVE-2017-15370)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2017-15371)

  - There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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. (CVE-2017-15372)

  - In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability     triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file. (CVE-2017-15642)

  - SoX - Sound eXchange 14.4.2 and earlier is affected by: Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of     Service. The component is: read_samples function at xa.c:219. The attack vector is: Victim must open     specially crafted .xa file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-18189. (CVE-2019-1010004)

  - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in     formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to     crash. (CVE-2021-23159)

  - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c     file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to     crash. (CVE-2021-23172)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

According to the versions of the sox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In     sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer     overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound     to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps malloc.
    When a NULL pointer is returned, it is used without a     prior check that it is a valid pointer, leading to a     NULL pointer dereference on lsx_readbuf in     formats_i.c.(CVE-2019-13590)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. In xmalloc.h,     there is an integer overflow on the result of     multiplication fed into the lsx_valloc macro that wraps     malloc. When the buffer is allocated, it is smaller     than expected, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow     in channels_start in remix.c.(CVE-2019-8355)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. lsx_make_lpf in     effect_i_dsp.c allows a NULL pointer     dereference.(CVE-2019-8357)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. One of the     arguments to bitrv2 in fft4g.c is not guarded, such     that it can lead to write access outside of the     statically declared array, aka a stack-based buffer     overflow.(CVE-2019-8356)

  - In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX)     14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability     triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF     file.(CVE-2017-15642)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-11358)

  - The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX)     14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (divide-by-zero error and application crash)     via a crafted wav file.(CVE-2017-11332)

  - The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange     (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash)     via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file.(CVE-2017-11359)

  - There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS     function of ima_rw.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.(CVE-2017-15370)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-15371)

  - There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the     lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.(CVE-2017-15372)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the sox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. In xmalloc.h,     there is an integer overflow on the result of     multiplication fed into the lsx_valloc macro that wraps     malloc. When the buffer is allocated, it is smaller     than expected, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow     in channels_start in remix.c.(CVE-2019-8355)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. One of the     arguments to bitrv2 in fft4g.c is not guarded, such     that it can lead to write access outside of the     statically declared array, aka a stack-based buffer     overflow.(CVE-2019-8356)

  - An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. lsx_make_lpf in     effect_i_dsp.c allows a NULL pointer     dereference.(CVE-2019-8357)

  - An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In     sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer     overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound     to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps malloc.
    When a NULL pointer is returned, it is used without a     prior check that it is a valid pointer, leading to a     NULL pointer dereference on lsx_readbuf in     formats_i.c.(CVE-2019-13590)

  - The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX)     14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (divide-by-zero error and application crash)     via a crafted wav file.(CVE-2017-11332)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-11358)

  - The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange     (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash)     via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file.(CVE-2017-11359)

  - There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS     function of ima_rw.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.(CVE-2017-15370)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-15371)

  - There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the     lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.(CVE-2017-15372)

  - In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX)     14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability     triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF     file.(CVE-2017-15642)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the sox package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - SoX (Sound eXchange) is a sound file format converter     SoX can convert between many different digitized sound     formats and perform simple sound manipulation     functions, including sound effects.Security Fix(es):The     startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX)     14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (divide-by-zero error and application crash)     via a crafted wav file.(CVE-2017-11332)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.(CVE-2017-11358)The wavwritehdr     function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a     crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav     file.(CVE-2017-11359)There is a heap-based buffer     overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.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.(CVE-2017-15370)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.(CVE-2017-15371)There is a     stack-based buffer overflow in the     lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.(CVE-2017-15372)In lsx_aiffstartread in     aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a     Use-After-Free vulnerability triggered by supplying a     malformed AIFF file.(CVE-2017-15642)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX (Sound eXchange), a sound processing program :

CVE-2017-11332

The startread function (wav.c) is affected by a divide-by-zero vulnerability when processing WAV file with zero channel count. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted WAV file to perform denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-11358

The read_samples function (hcom.c) is affected by an invalid memory read vulnerability when processing HCOM files with invalid dictionnaries. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted HCOM file to perform denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-11359

The wavwritehdr function (wav.c) is affected by a divide-by-zero vulnerability when processing WAV files with invalid channel count over 16 bits. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using a crafted WAV file to perform denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-15371

The sox_append_comment() function (formats.c) is vulnerable to a reachable assertion when processing FLAC files with metadata declaring more comments than provided. This flaw might be leveraged by remote attackers using crafted FLAC data to perform denial of service (application crash).

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 14.4.1-5+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Fixes **CVE-2017-11332**, **CVE-2017-11358**, and **CVE-2017-11359**.

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**Prevents division by zero in `src/ao.c`**

This bug is hard to reproduce, depending on the HW configuration or installed OS parts. For me, it can be reproduced only in `mock`. In this update, error message should be displayed instead of SIGFPE.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201810-02 (SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX. Please review the       referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a crafted WAV, HCOM,       SND, or AIFF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This update for sox fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-11332: Fixed the startread function in wav.c,     which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS     (divide-by-zero) via a crafted wav file. (boo#1081140)

  - CVE-2017-11358: Fixed the read_samples function in     hcom.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS     (invalid memory read) via a crafted hcom file.
    (boo#1081141)

  - CVE-2017-11359: Fixed the wavwritehdr function in wav.c,     which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS     (divide-by-zero) when converting a a crafted snd file to     a wav file. (boo#1081142)

  - CVE-2017-15370: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in     the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.c, which allowed     remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a     crafted audio file. (boo#1063439)

  - CVE-2017-15371: Fixed an assertion abort in the function     sox_append_comment() in formats.c, which allowed remote     attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted     audio file. (boo#1063450)

  - CVE-2017-15372: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in     the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c,     which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during     conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063456)

  - CVE-2017-15642: Fixed an Use-After-Free vulnerability in     lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c, which could be triggered by     an attacker by providing a malformed AIFF file.
    (boo#1064576)

  - CVE-2017-18189: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference     triggered by a corrupt header specifying zero channels     in the startread function in xa.c, which allowed remote     attackers to cause a DoS (boo#1081146).

Various security vulnerabilities were discovered in sox, a command line utility to convert audio formats, that may lead to a denial of service (application crash / infinite loop) or memory corruptions by processing a malformed input file.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 14.4.0-3+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
195720	RHEL 6 : sox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195706	RHEL 7 : sox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195675	RHEL 5 : sox (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
149127	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : sox (EulerOS-SA-2021-1850)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
146720	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : sox (EulerOS-SA-2021-1359)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
146134	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : sox (EulerOS-SA-2021-1231)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
122620	Debian DLA-1705-1 : sox security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
120442	Fedora 28 : sox (2018-57a9f93beb)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
117967	GLSA-201810-02 : SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
106917	openSUSE Security Update : sox (openSUSE-2018-185)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
104939	Debian DLA-1197-1 : sox security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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