1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4079-1

USN-4079-1: SoX vulnerabilities

Publication date

30 July 2019

Overview

SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.

Releases

Packages

  • sox - Swiss army knife of sound processing

Details

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)

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)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial libsox2 –  14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1
sox –  14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1

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