CVE-2014-8145

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8145
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-31 22:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file to the (1) start_read or (2) AdpcmReadBlock function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All
Application Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oCERT.org - oCERT Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ocert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
SoX 14.4.1 Heap Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201612-30) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0561 - Updated sox packages fix CVE-2014-8145 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1687-1] sox security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
SoX 'wav' File Multiple Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3112-1 sox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:015 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690324 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for sox (92cda470-30cb-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5)
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