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.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-016773 advisory.

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero
    channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote
    attacker to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2017-18189)

  - 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)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4079-2 advisory.

    USN-4079-1 fixed vulnerabilities in SoX. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04     LTS and Ubuntu 19.04.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4079-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain MP3 files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8354, CVE-2019-8355, CVE-2019-8356, CVE-2019-8357)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Several issues were found in SoX, the Swiss army knife of sound processing programs, that could lead to denial of service via application crash or potentially to arbitrary code execution by processing maliciously crafted input files.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 14.4.1-5+deb8u4.

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
316298	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1070e Security Update: sox (UTSA-2026-016773)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	medium
223138	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-8354	Nessus	Misc.	medium
407174	Alpine: multiple sox packages: security update to 14.4.2-r5	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
407174	Alpine: multiple sox packages: security update to 14.4.2-r5	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
127796	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : SoX vulnerabilities (USN-4079-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
127795	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : SoX vulnerabilities (USN-4079-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
125479	Debian DLA-1808-1 : sox security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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