Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-8145 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN

Summary

Multiple 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.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2015-1943.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2014-8145 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-02-24
    plugin id81452
    published2015-02-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81452
    titleFedora 21 : sox-14.4.1-7.fc21 (2015-1943)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2015-1943.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81452);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8145");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2015-1943");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 21 : sox-14.4.1-7.fc21 (2015-1943)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Security fix for CVE-2014-8145
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174792"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150356.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6bd44930"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected sox package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:sox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:21");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/02/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/02/24");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^21([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 21.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC21", reference:"sox-14.4.1-7.fc21")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "sox");
    }
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1687.NASL
    descriptionMike Salvatore discovered that the fixes for these heap-based buffer overflows had not been properly applied in the Debian package. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id122405
    published2019-02-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122405
    titleDebian DLA-1687-1 : sox security update
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1687-1. The text
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(122405);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/02/07");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8145");
      script_bugtraq_id(71774);
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1687-1 : sox security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Mike Salvatore discovered that the fixes for these heap-based buffer
    overflows had not been properly applied in the Debian package.
    
    For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version
    14.4.1-5+deb8u1.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your sox packages.
    
    NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
    block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
    to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
    introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00034.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/sox"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-dev");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-all");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-alsa");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-ao");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-base");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-mp3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-oss");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox-fmt-pulse");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsox2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/12/31");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/02/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/02/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-dev", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-all", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-alsa", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-ao", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-base", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-mp3", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-oss", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox-fmt-pulse", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libsox2", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"sox", reference:"14.4.1-5+deb8u1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2015-015.NASL
    descriptionUpdated sox packages fix security vulnerability : The sox command line tool is affected by two heap-based buffer overflows, respectively located in functions start_read() and AdpcmReadBlock(). A specially crafted wav file can be used to trigger the vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-8145).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id80434
    published2015-01-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80434
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : sox (MDVSA-2015:015)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2015:015. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(80434);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:56");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8145");
      script_bugtraq_id(71774);
      script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2015:015");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : sox (MDVSA-2015:015)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated sox packages fix security vulnerability :
    
    The sox command line tool is affected by two heap-based buffer
    overflows, respectively located in functions start_read() and
    AdpcmReadBlock(). A specially crafted wav file can be used to trigger
    the vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-8145)."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0561.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected lib64sox-devel, lib64sox2 and / or sox packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64sox-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64sox2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:sox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/01/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/09");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64sox-devel-14.4.1-1.1.mbs1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64sox2-14.4.1-1.1.mbs1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"sox-14.4.1-1.1.mbs1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-128.NASL
    descriptionMichele Spagnuolo of the Google Security Team discovered two heap-based buffer overflows in SoX, the Swiss Army knife of sound processing programs. A specially crafted wav file could cause an application using SoX to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2015-03-26
    plugin id82111
    published2015-03-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/82111
    titleDebian DLA-128-1 : sox security update
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_92CDA47030CB11E5A4A5002590263BF5.NASL
    descriptionoCERT reports : The sox command line tool is affected by two heap-based buffer overflows, respectively located in functions start_read() and AdpcmReadBlock(). A specially crafted wav file can be used to trigger the vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id84971
    published2015-07-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84971
    titleFreeBSD : sox -- input sanitization errors (92cda470-30cb-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3112.NASL
    descriptionMichele Spagnuolo of the Google Security Team dicovered two heap-based buffer overflows in SoX, the Swiss Army knife of sound processing programs. A specially crafted wav file could cause an application using SoX to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-12-26
    plugin id80230
    published2014-12-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80230
    titleDebian DSA-3112-1 : sox - security update
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201612-30.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201612-30 (SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code) A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered when processing a malicious NIST Sphere or WAV audio file. Impact : A remote attacker could coerce the victim to run SoX against their malicious file. This may be leveraged by an attacker to gain control of program execution with the privileges of the user. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95698
    published2016-12-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95698
    titleGLSA-201612-30 : SoX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code