CVE-2019-8356 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in SoX allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause 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-2019-8356?
CVE-2019-8356 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 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 SoX 14.4.2. One of the arguments to bitrv2 in fft4g.c is not guarded, such that it can lead to write access outside of the statically declared array, aka a stack-based buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8356?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8356?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-8356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8356, GHSA-q96g-69rj-hjwx, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8356.