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Slackware 10.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sox (SSA:2004-223-03)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18754

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New sox packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, and
-current to fix buffer overflow security issues that could allow a malicious WAV file to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected sox package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?da85eba7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18754

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2004-223-03.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sox, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2004

Reference Information

SSA: 2004-223-03