CVE-2019-13590 Null dereference in n/a
A NULL pointer dereference in the SoX library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted audio files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-13590?
CVE-2019-13590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13590?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-13590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-43633, AZL-44592, CVE-2019-15851, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13590, GHSA-x9xw-c3gx-4f2m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13590.