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

  - 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)

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

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6345-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a     denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3527 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3527-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     August 13, 2023                               https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : sox     Version        : 14.4.2+git20190427-1+deb10u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-32627     Debian Bug     : 1041112

    SoX is a command line utility that can convert various formats     of computer audio files in to other formats. It can also apply     various effects to these sound files during the conversion.

    Sox was vulnerable to divide by zero vulnerability by reading an     specialy crafted Creative Voice File (.voc) file, in the read_samples     function. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     14.4.2+git20190427-1+deb10u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.

    For the detailed security status of sox please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sox

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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 version of sox installed on the remote host is prior to 14.4.1-7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2231 advisory.

    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)

    A flaw was found in sox 14.4.1. The lsx_adpcm_init function within libsox leads to a global-buffer-     overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a malicious file, leading to the disclosure of sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-3643)

    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 vulnerabilty was found in sox v14.4.3, Floating Point Exception vulnerability that exists in the     lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This vulnerability could lead to security issues     such as denial of service. (CVE-2023-26590)

    A vulnerabilty was found in sox v14.4.3, where floating point exception vulnerability that exists in the     read_samples function at sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This vulnerability could lead to security issues such as     denial of service. (CVE-2023-32627)

    A vulnerabilty was found in sox v14.4.3, heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the startread     function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41. This vulnerability could lead to security issues such as denial of     service, code execution, or information disclosure (CVE-2023-34318)

    A vulnerabilty was found in sox v14.4.3, heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the lsx_readbuf     function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This vulnerability could lead to security issues such as denial of     service, code execution, or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-34432)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 advisory.

  - 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)

  - 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 floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c     file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-33844)

  - A flaw was found in sox 14.4.1. The lsx_adpcm_init function within libsox leads to a global-buffer-     overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a malicious file, leading to the disclosure of sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-3643)

  - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound     Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer     overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40426)

  - 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 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 only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 advisory.

  - 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)

  - 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 floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c     file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-33844)

  - A flaw was found in sox 14.4.1. The lsx_adpcm_init function within libsox leads to a global-buffer-     overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a malicious file, leading to the disclosure of sensitive     information. (CVE-2021-3643)

  - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound     Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer     overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40426)

  - 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 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 only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
226308	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-32627	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	9/2/2025	medium
180562	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : SoX vulnerability (USN-6345-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	9/6/2023	8/27/2024	medium
179737	Debian dla-3527 : libsox-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	8/14/2023	1/22/2025	medium
181164	Amazon Linux 2 : sox, --advisory ALAS2-2023-2231 (ALAS-2023-2231)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	9/8/2023	10/8/2025	critical
183954	openSUSE 15 Security Update : sox (openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/27/2023	10/27/2023	critical
183956	openSUSE 15 Security Update : sox (openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/27/2023	10/27/2023	critical

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